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I 02-14-1~95 03:21~M FROM CiTY OF HRM LRKE TO <br /> . <br /> <br /> , . . 15544 C~! Aven~ NE <br />'~ ' ~m ~nne~ 553~ <br /> L~e, <br /> (6~2) 43~-9555 <br /> F~ (612) 4'~-9599. <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> i <br /> <br />Jos~h D. Strauss <br />Exe~uti~.e .Director <br />North M~tr~ Mayors Association <br />8525.Ed~nb~ook.Cross~ng, Suite 5 <br />Bro~.kl¥~ P~rk, MN 55443 ' ' ' <br /> <br /> ! <br /> Dea~ Mr{. StrausS:'. <br /> { I . . '' '' .} ... <br /> 'Th~ ~aml Lake a*~Yco~ncil"is:.'deepiy con¢or~ed'"ab°ut'-'~he.':.' <br /> rec~.nt ~el~a~J.of'.a 1995 'Legislative p!an'by, the'.~Nor~h Metro <br /> Ma¥0rs ~s'sVCzation. In the memorandum date~ January 4,~.19'95 <br /> fro~ Ma~o~.William'Thompson ~nd JQseph Strauss,~NMMA outlines <br /> th~ it! is! focusing on'stapping urban sprawl ,'... and, its <br />'ne~a~i~e..i~pacts o~the 9var growifig c~st of. pr6vidihg <br /> 'infrastructure and related servic~.. The',r~lease infers <br /> that itI is!the g6al bf NMMA toforce..devel'opment, within the. <br /> MU .~A li~e,i and to deter ali'.reasonable deveiopm~nt o~tside <br /> the MUSA l~n.e. <br /> <br /> .Th~ cit~ o~ Ham. Lake feels.'that this policy is' unrealistic, <br /> co~fisc~to~Y',of development ~ights that havenot'been-p~id <br /> f0~, an~. i~nores ~he n~gds of'.~ns of thO~sand~ of metro a~ea <br /> re~iden~.'.'..s. ' . <br /> <br /> sa~ ~ i,'%tirei'~ °~ts'i~e:of the'i~Si"ii~e'..: Zt Contains'.''' <br /> ~wo baslic soil types--peat and sand. The non-con~igu°us-' <br /> na~ure'~f Duildab!e !.and makes the eXtdnsiOn of sewer main' <br /> 'into,t~ City 'extrem~l'y cOStly; with no ad~oininq'lands to' <br /> assess Where mains cross, peat land, the practicality of.ever <br /> 'co~str~cting sewer.systems is'very~ubio~s...' AcCordingly, the <br /> City o~ Harm Lake. has. reacted by encouraging clustering of <br /> ho~slng in~ the' builda, ble area~, andObServing hig~ standards <br /> in !the .q~a~ity of private'se~er S~stems and water. A study''~ <br /> by:the.'Anoka CofiservationDistrict,'nearing completion:, is <br /> expec~dd t~ demonstrate that ground andSUrface water quality <br /> 'in.Ham.:La~~ meets PCA standards, i '' '. ~':'-". - ".. <br /> .' i : ~' '.'' '" ' .', .':' ':' ~'~'..'. <br /> Ou~ re~ideDtial density standards, 2.5 acres per lot,..i~ low <br /> enqugh.lso ~that, pgop~e desirimg to ~ubdivide 'can ..still do So <br /> and re~liz.~ a reasonable'ecohomic"~eturn. The. density is <br /> also h~gh ~nough to continue to attraCt'homeowners'des%ring' <br /> <br />P. 02 <br /> <br /> <br />