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Haviland Fields Development <br /> Finding of Facts and Record of Decision <br /> 2. Findings of Fact <br /> 2.1 Project Description <br /> Senior Housing Partners are proposing to develop an approximately 35.5-acre site is located <br /> between MN Highway 47 (St. Francis Blvd NW) and County Rd 5 (Nowthen Blvd NW) in Ramsey, <br /> Minnesota. The Haviland Fields Development consists of one parcel with consisting of an <br /> existing institutional building and two residential properties. The institutional building will <br /> remain; the two existing residential buildings will be demolished. The residential development <br /> proposal will include 22 townhomes and three multifamily residential buildings. Construction is <br /> anticipated to begin in Spring 2024 and be completed in multiple phases over the next three to <br /> four years. <br /> 2.2 Corrections to the EAW or Changes to the Project since the EAW was Published <br /> Section 12.iii, Water Appropriation has been updated to including information regarding water <br /> supply for the proposed development, which will be obtained from the City of Ramsey's water <br /> system. The existing city water supply is capable of handling the new development. See the <br /> EAW for more detail. <br /> Appendix E of the EAW (Traffic Analysis) has been updated to reflect the right in/right out north <br /> access on CSAH 5 and the gated access connecting to Cobalt St that restricts traffic from <br /> entering and exiting this access. <br /> The revised EAW and appendices can be found in Attachment B of this document. <br /> 2.3 Substantive Comments/Comments Received and Responses to These Comments <br /> The City received four agency comment letters and seven public comment letters during the <br /> public comment period, which extended from August Ito August 31, 2023. One additional <br /> comment letter was received after the comment period ended from Anoka County on October <br /> 121 2023, and is included below: <br /> Agency Comments <br /> 1. Metropolitan Council (August 14, 2023) <br /> 2. Minnesota Department of Agriculture (August 1, 2023) <br /> 3. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (August 29, 2023) <br /> 4. Minnesota Department of Transportation (August 31, 2023) <br /> 5. Anoka County (October 12, 2023) <br /> Public Comments <br /> 6. Brandon Folta (August 1, 2023) <br /> 7. David Drake (August 3, 2023) <br /> 8. Alexandria St John (August 1, 2023) <br /> 9. Anonymous Ramsey Resident (July 28, 2023) <br /> 3 <br />