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DAVID BISHOP &. ASSOCIATES 1765 ST. MARYS STREET FALCON HEIGHTS, MN 55113 612.644.9039 September 191 1995 DELIVERED BY TBLBCOPIBR Mr. Karl Keel Public Works Director Roseville City Hall 2660 Civic Center Dri~e Rosevl1le} MN 55113 Re: AmeDded Application for Pill Permit at Greenway site. Dear Mr. Keel: ; I I I I t; I. In follow up to our conversation today} Ro~evillQ Lutheran Church requ~sts to amend its fill permit application filed in April 1995 for the Greenway space on Lexington between Ryan and Roselawn Avenues. Last Spring RLC deferred its application at the request Of our ne1ghbors and the City Council to see whether the church could reduce the quaneity of fill eo be placed. RLC re&ponded by working all gummer to find recipients for dirt generated from its construction program. I am happy to report that this amended application reduces the amount of fill to improve the Greenway site manyfold. Last Saturaay RLC volunteer; madQ the first step toward a large scale cleanup of the Greenway. Removing the scrub brushl undergrowth and suckers opened.~p the area dramaticallYI making it a safer, cleaner part of the neighborhOOd. The amended fill application describes how RLC will match the elevation of adjaeent lot~ on the eastern third of the site and 'raise a low spot on the western third. Almost all of the trees on the north and south sides of the lot and in the center valley will remain. We will be working witn our landscape planner and eng1neer on site on a tree-by tree oasis to preserve trees in the west fill area, consistent with assuring corr.ct drainag~ and a safe contour. Although a few trees still need to be removed, the resulting project will have more trees per acre than the backyards of any of its adjoining lots or Bruce Russell Park. RLC me~ers an~ rr1ends are being urge~ &0 donace new trees for planting at the Greenway as gifts or memorials. I