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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,May 17,2010 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> (#10-3460 COMMONBOND COMMUNITIES,PRELIMNARY PLAT AND RPUD,CONT.) <br /> Brad Holt,2565 Wood Haven, asked what the median income is for this facility. <br /> Novak stated the area median income is based on the entire Hennepin County. The median income in <br /> Hennepin County is$80,500 and in Orono,based off of the 2000 census,it is$100,000. The income <br /> qualification to live in this facility is 50 to 60 percent of the area median income,which would range from <br /> $25,000 to $50,000 depending on the size of the family. <br /> Schoenzeit asked if that would be scaled as the income goes up. <br /> Novak indicated it would be scaled. <br /> Holt stated typically this type of development is located in other cities that have a number of employers. <br /> There is no bus service or grocery stores close by. In a situation with these income parameters,the <br /> chances are you will not have a car. Holt asked whether these questions been answered. Holt stated the <br /> reality is that there is a higher incidence of crime whenever there is public housing. Holt asked if impact <br /> studies been conducted. <br /> Janet Solheim,234 Harrington Drive,Long Lake, stated she has resided in this area since 1967. The <br /> wetland in this area is a creek and at many times of the year it ends up in Long Lake. Depending on the <br /> snow fall and rain,the creek can be pretty wide. If you look at it following the winter,the wetland is a lot <br /> bigger,which needs to be considered. Solheim stated in her view the City should not give them variances <br /> to construct close to that area. The creek also poses a danger for the children who might live in this <br /> development. <br /> Solheim stated she also has a problem with the proposed parking for the visitors. Long Lake does not <br /> have the facilities for water and sewer to service this. Holbrook Park is located in Long Lake and the <br /> residents of Long Lake will need to pay for the maintenance of this park. Baseball games are visible from <br /> her house until after 10:00 at night. One small play area cannot accommodate all the children that would <br /> be living in this development. The residents of this complex will complain about the lights and noise <br /> from the park and that there has to be a better place to locate this development. <br /> David Soros,284 Dupont Street,Long Lake, stated one of the difficulties that he sees for the community <br /> is the lack of housing for people who are middle class. The community is spread out,consists of good <br /> people, and if this development is put on this lot,residential housing for the middle class will be taken <br /> away. A number of middle class people live in this area. Soros indicated he would like CommonBond to <br /> find another place for this development. <br /> Amelie Kroeger, 65 Stubbs Bay Road,indicated she is in support of this project but that not much has <br /> been said about other properties that may accommodate this. Orono needs this type of housing. This <br /> housing will accommodate workers at Harvest Moon and other stores. The City of Long Lake is <br /> interested in bringing in new businesses. Kroeger stated she knows from past experience that it does not <br /> matter where this type of housing is put, somebody will be in opposition to it. The overall objective is to <br /> provide affordable housing for people who do not make$100,000 a year. <br /> Aaron Printup, 2195 Prospect Avenue, Orono, stated this is not about providing affordable housing but <br /> rather maintaining Orono's rural community. Printup expressed a concern regarding the process that has <br /> PAGE 13 <br />