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r May 26, i969 • • To: Village ofi Arden Hills, Minnesofia From: C�ay Ketiey SubJect: Landscaping Progress - Industrial Park At the request of the Arden Hilis Counctl 1 checked the Industrfal Park area for inadequacies in the landscaptng. To #raffic passing tt�e Park, going north on Lexington Avenue, the general appearance of the Park is good, t belleve. The grass area maintained by the R.l.. Gould Company, south and east ot their buiiding is En very good condition, mowed and healthy looking. The bulldings vlsible present a clean and unciuttered roof siihoustte, and some half dozen old esta6lished trees rise above the Park to the west and soften the roof lines. Rt present some 450 railway ties are stored on the Sao Line right of way and detract from the view of the Park from this quarter. An ad- ditional detraction ts due to the lack of a line of poplars and ar- borvitae along the east side of the building occupfed by Control Data (132,000 square feet) that were specffted on the approved landscaping pian to screen from pubiic view any frelght cars parked on the siding serving that building. Those have not been planted as of this date and thls should be done in the very near tuture as this entire south east quarter of the Park wouid be visually for the publfc eye. The goneral appearance of the buildings is good, wfth no staining or serious discoloration apparent. Entering the Park on Grey Fox Road, the tirst fmpression is very poor as fihe street sign is leaning at an angle and the signs themselves are bent and abused lool<ing. Boulevard trees on the north side of Grey Fox Road are not in and two trees on the south side, east end should be replaced. The access drives to the R.L. Gould Company 8nd Oynacast buildings ara crushed from short turning vehicles, and the paving at the dock area of the Gould Company presents a �ery poor appear- ance due to broken paving surfaces. and is acceptabte. The paving"curbing in fronfi of the Baber Electr;c Company is cru5hed and broken and the boulevard sod Is (n very poor condition from cars driving over Ifi. Outside storage of materiais in the Goufd Company, Dynacasf, Arden Automatic and Baber Electric Company area is maintalned The area immediately east of the railroad spur is unfinished and the spur ifiself extends to the property Ifne and will be difficuit to screen effectively with planting. Should freight cars be parked to the limit imposed by the bumper, the effect wouid not be in keeping with the general site p{an, and be most detrimental to the appearance of the area.