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From: Bill Gleason [mailto:billgleasonjr@gmail.com] <br />Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2016 4:18 PM <br />To: Patrick Brama <pbrama@ci.ramsey.mn.us> <br />Subject: Re: <br />Mr Patrick Brama, <br />My name is Bill Gleason I have been in the residential real estate business since 1974. My father <br />was a land developer and builder and I grew up doing skilled labor on new homes. In 1978 I <br />went to work for a company located in Brooklyn Park called Brook Park Realty as their sales <br />manager in the new construction depailinent. We basically developed residential lots, sold the <br />lots to builders, assisted the builders with the designing and marketing of the homes they built. <br />At our peak we had 12 builders and 42 sales people. We developed in the cities of Anoka, <br />Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Apple Valley, Farmington, Lakeville Savage and <br />Brooklyn Center. Edinbugh USA was our best known project. My brother John Gleason, and <br />myself started a building company called Eagle Crest Town Homes. We at one time were <br />developing over 100 homes a year. <br />I am currently working with a group of investors and builders in four locations Stonebay of <br />Orono, part of Wild Flowers Meadows in Otsego, Prairie Cove in Otsego ( used to be Kittredge <br />.Crossings) in Otsego and Cobblestone in Apple Valley. These projects have all been re designed <br />in one for or another. I do the re development and design process and then bring a builder into <br />build it. Upon project approval we cash out the land owner. I start the project and follow it <br />through until the last home is closed. I will bring examples of the current projects to the meeting. <br />Sincerely <br />Bill Gleason <br />