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This is Dave Anderson of 1896 Jerrold Ave, Arden Hills, MN 55112 showing interest in the proposed O'Meara Development Project at 3246/3242 New Brighton Road (former Lake Johanna Fire Department buildings #1). I finally have a few questions for you about the project. I'm not sure of the process and the channels entirely so I hope you guys are the correct ones to direct these questions to. 1. What(again)is the distance from the pond that is protected from any development? And has the Rice Creek Watershed weighed in on any of this development yet? 2. Could I introduce a plan to use the cottonwood lumber as substantial beams in the construction of the houses, if it comes to cutting down the massive cottonwoods on the property? I would imagine this would need to go into the written details of a construction contract somehow, and I am just throwing it out there as an idea, but also to see how such a contractual process might work with a developer such as O'Meara. I realize any lumber from the trees would need to dry out and cure prior to using it in construction, so this might not be such a practical idea, but again, someone mentioned it to me and so I am asking. 3. The fire station buildings have been on my mind for a long time. And now their possible demolition has led to these questions: Who has ever actually owned these buildings? I would imagine from the beginning the fire department owned the original station (old garage), but by the time the second was built on this site, Arden Hills was a city I believe, and then or in subsequent years, did the City of Arden Hills ever own these fire stations (at 3246 and 3242 New Brighton Rd)? One reason I ask is that recently I read somewhere that the City of Shoreview owns LJFD stations #3 and#4, and so I wondered about station#1 and Arden Hills. I believe under the Huffman Plan he was going to reuse the large fire station#1 (and not tear down), so that implies that he purchased the whole shebang, land and buildings, when he undertook his plan. Well, we know that story and how the bank foreclosed on the property. So my question is, why would O'Meara buy this property knowing it would have to incur the demolition costs and not work some deal with the Lake Johanna Fire Department(previous owner and builder) or the City of Arden Hills (possible previous owner)? That's all for now, and I appreciate your input on this and any answers you might have for me. Thanks, Dave