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(currently treeless) easement... they are clear-cutting 78% of the land area [3]. Unacceptable as that may be, half a dozen trees designated 'save' are only a couple feet from the construction entrances and/or building site pads. I contacted a landscape architect about this and she informs me construction traffic needs to stay outside the drip line, especially oaks (oaks are very susceptible to soil compaction issues). City rules also say that XXXXX. Construction traffic and soil compaction will kill more trees than are currently in the list for removal. I contacted a builder and asked further about tree removal and was informed that trees that overhang (or are near) building pads are almost always directly cut down for construction access regardless of the plan. Additionally, I have 3-4 significant trees trees on my property that will assuredly be killed by the creation of the northern basin[3]. Further, other trees marked as 'save' are diseased including trees labeled as “Major decay on trunk”, “Mechanical damage at base”, and “Top broken, internal decay at base”. The number of trees labeled for removal on this plan, while already tragically egregious, is lower than reality. The following trees should be counted as additional removed caliper inches: 931 (oak, mere feet from construction entrance and permanent driveway) 844 (oak, mere feet from construction entrance and permanent driveway) 843 (oak, mere feet from construction entrance and permanent driveway) 873 (adjacent to basin) 874 (adjacent to basin) 875 (adjacent to basin) The caliper inches of the above trees is an additional 91 inches that should be counted as being removed. City staff told me diseased trees do not count as caliper inches on site. There are 70 total caliper inches of trees marked as 'save' that are also marked as diseased. This should lower the total caliper inches on site by 70. Using the proposals plan [3] base numbers we should lower the total number of caliper inches to 1624" and increase the caliper inches removed to 635" results . This results in total inches over threshold being 473". At a 1:2 ratio, the total inches to be mitigated should be 236". This is more than 188" the plan[3] calls for. I should note that tree 925 (28" oak), 926 (26" oak) and 871 (18" box elder) will likely die, with plenty of work being done inside their dripline...however, the encroachment into the dripline is less than 25% (the the recommendation XXXX (by who) is zero). Further, even the submitted plans say: "All Trees not listed for removal shall be protected. Do not operate equipment within the drip line, root zones, or within tree protection fence areas".[9] When the submitted plans include the above, while still having the construction entrances and driveways move through no less than 5 trees' drip lines, one must question the accuracy and care put into the rest of the plan. The proposed mitigation of this outrageous destruction of natural habitat is woefully inadequate. These are large, mature, healthy trees that define the city character and add value to the whole area - mostly oaks with a few elm and cottonwoods. Of the ~30 healthy trunks this plan has removing, the average size is 5 and a half FEET around (65 inches) at chest height. Some of these trees have been here since before MN was state. The mitigation plan involves replacing them with 30 trees, mostly evergreens, averaging 3.5 caliper inches. What is the point of a tree preservation plan if this is allowed to happen?? All of this (including lot sizes and other items) to the fact this just doesn't fit the area. People move to this area of Arden hills for the large private lots with mature trees and nature... it is an essential - I'd say defining - characteristic of our area of Arden Hills. The plan, as stands, significantly and permanently damages that character. Developers: Tim Horita, the owner of 3685 New Brighton Road is moving away from the area soon. He won't be around to follow this through and as he's not selling the homes, just the lots, he won't care if how things fit within the neighborhood.