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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br />~LS <br /> <br />TCAAP Community Dialogue: Natural Resources and Parks Focus <br />July 16, 2002 <br />7:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Dialogue Notes Prepared by the City of Arden Hills <br /> <br />Vento Plan did can for a portion of the land for commercial and industrial development <br />and a portion to residential development. The DNR's position is to support and advocate <br />for the Vento Plan. <br /> <br />Comment: Do you really find smart growth land use consistent with army training grounds; <br />especially with regard to the area known as the Marsden Preserve? <br />Nation-wide some of the most important wildlife habitats are owned by the Department <br />of Defense (DOD). Locally, in Minnesota, some of the best wildlife management in the <br />state has been done at Camp Ripley. The National Guard evaluates their past land use to <br />determine if past use has been a detriment to the land. <br /> <br />Comment: Why was the Minnesota Army National Guard denied the 540 acres in Phase II? <br />The request for 540 acres has not been officially responded to. Negotiations are still on- <br />going for this portion ofland. <br /> <br />Comment: The area highlighted as athletic fields may not become available any time soon. The <br />Vento Plans calls for fields to be located elsewhere in the interim that the land is not available. <br />Are we in this interim? <br />The area designed for athletic fields has not yet be characterized for contamination so no <br />firm decision can be made at this point. <br /> <br />Comment: What is the minimum width for a corridor? Narrow greenways may be nice for <br />walking and bike trails. They have a minimum value for wildlife. <br />In order to have a habitat that has interior as well as exterior habitat, you want to have a <br />minimum of 1,000 feet wide; but the width is very dependant on the natural features <br />present and the wildlife that is anticipated to move through the corridor. <br /> <br />Comment: How is a major recreation complex compatible with a wildllft corridor? <br />The intent is not to place a complex directly in a major wildlife corridor. A buffer would <br />need to be placed between the complex area and any major wildlife area. <br /> <br />Comment: Several comments have been made about the placement of a soccer complex in a <br />brownjield area with references to other cities who have done this. <br />The brownfield area win be better addressed by past speakers; therefore, this will have to <br />addressed on the website after those people can be contacted for a response. <br /> <br />Page 2 of3 <br />