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r TANDEM PROPERTIES_______ HKOKFRS • nr \ WE RS • DEVEl OrhRS James L. Osienson Richard A. Pumani Mr. Joe Yaiita St. Paul District, Army Corp of En^’incc^s 190 Fifth Street Fast St. Paul, MN S510I-1638 June 2, 1994 Re: Permit 94-02434-NVV-JJY Dickey-Coffin silos DciU* Mr. Yanta, I am responding to the Corns' May 13, 1994 permit letter - Determination: 33 CFR 330-App.A, Nationwide permit In discussing the provisions of tlie Corps permit wlili you, I said the reduction in proposed fill on lots 17 iind IS block 2 of the Dickey site would create a potential problem for construction and the permanent utalizations of the lots. The attached exhibit A illustrates the proposed fill reduction recommended b>’ the Corps in tliG 5/13/94 permit. As developers of the site, we are concerned about the feasibility ol maintaining wetlands in very close proximity of homes, 'fhe proposed fill reduction would come within 15 feet of the proposed home site on lot 17 and 25 feet on lot IS. Our experience indicates that these distances are not workable for either die homeowner or die wetland. We believe that a 50 foot minimum is necessary for a reasonable tmnsition. As you know die fill mea proposed on these lots is in Pasin la, a fs pe 2 reed canar>' grass and disturbed community, degraded, semi-permcment wetkuid. Figui-e 5-1 from F.j. Svoboda & Assoc., Inc. 7/29/93 report illustrates the area. Our development approach in this ai'ea w'as to minimize the encr-oachment by shifdng roads mid building sites while prote'-iing the better qualit\’ Type 1 and 2 wetlands in the area. You will note the I'oad alignment for lots 19, IS. 17, 8, 9 10 cur ves betw ’een Iv'pe 1 wedands on eiiiier side of the street. We believe the site plan does a good job minimizing wetland disturbance. 2765 Casco Point Road • Wayzata. Minnesota 55391 • Office cX F-ax (612) 471-0573 7808 Creekridge Circle • Suite 310 • F3Ioomingt<’n, Minnesota 55439 • Office (612) 941-7805 • l-'ax (612) 941-7853