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in the state of Minnesota. One neighboring resident has sighted and photo~aphed the <br />turtles. <br /> <br />Given the natural significance of the proposed site, the decision of how to develop the <br />area must be an informed one. Environmental Assessment Worksheets (EAW) are an <br />excellent tool to help determine any potential impacts, formulate mitigation measures, <br />and generally guide the decision-making processes. PONDS believes that an EAW or <br />other equivalent analysis should be conducted prior to preliminary plat approval. Once <br />the preliminary plat is approved, the ability to address potential impacts is ~eatly <br />reduced. <br /> <br />3) Impacts on Surrounding Neighbors <br /> <br />PONDS ts aware that some of the neighbors surrounding the proposed Villas at Meadow <br />Point have concerns aboui the impacts of the development on their .properties and <br />community. The placement of sewer lines.is one of these concerns. We understand that <br />an informal meeting to discuss this issue is scheduled for September 3, 2002; after the <br />Planning Commission is supposed to have made its decision, tt is our position that <br />neighbors must be given an opportunity to work with Allstate Development and the City <br />oflKamsey to address those concerns before preliminary plat is approved. Again, once <br />the preliminary plat is approved, the opportunity to mitigate impacts is reduced. <br /> <br />In conclusion, PONDS believes that discussion of the preliminary plat for Villas at <br />Meadow Point is premature at this point in time. We request that action be tabled until <br />more information is available and concerns have been addressed. <br /> <br />We also would like to remind the Planning Commission that this situation is not unlike <br />tKoy~.[ Oak's The Ponds development. In that case, approvals were given prior to the <br />resolution of neighborhood concerns, and in the end, very few of the concerns were <br />satisfactorily addressed. The result was disappointing to nearly all people-involved. The <br />best that we can hope for is to use The Ponds as a learning experience. We don't need to <br />make the same mistakes again. <br /> <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Jim Bittner <br />14.331 Neon St. N-W <br />Co-founder, PONDS <br /> <br />-167- <br /> <br /> <br />