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Ramsey- Washington Metro <br />February 26, 1999 <br />Daniel Licht <br />5775 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 555 <br />St. Louis Park, MN 55416 <br />Dear Mr. Licht: <br />District <br />1902 East County Road B <br />Maplewood, MN 55109 <br />(651) 704 -2089 <br />fax (651) 704 -2092 <br />e -mail: rwmwd @mtn.org <br />Thank you for the opportunity to review the Little Canada Comprehensive Land Use Plan. In <br />light of the fact that Little Canada does not plan on writing a local watershed management plan, <br />and has instead adopted our Watershed District Management Plan, my review of the <br />Comprehensive Land Use Plan is particularly important. Since the City has opted not to create <br />stormwater policy and programs of their own, the land use plan is an important vehicle for <br />addressing Local natural resource and stormwater concerns. Our overall comment about the <br />August 1998 Comprehensive Plan Update is that it does not reflect the natural resource values <br />that have been articulated by the city to the Watershed District. <br />In order for the Ramsey - Washington Metro Watershed District's Watershed Management Plan to <br />be implemented by the City, the statement on page 68 needs to be reinforced by a policy stating <br />that the goals, policies and standards of our plan will be adopted and implemented by the City. <br />Specific policies in our plan could be of particular interest to the local land use planning efforts. <br />The City also has agreed to the concepts of the Phalen Watershed Management Plan by <br />appointing a citizen to represent Little Canada on the Watershed District's Natural Resources <br />Board. Several goals of the Phalen plan should be of particular interest to the City land use <br />planning efforts. The goals of that plan are shown in the District 1997 Plan in Appendix B. We <br />urge the City to utilize the Watershed District's Natural Resources Board in the implementation <br />of the City Land Use Plan. <br />Without more specific references to and adoption of goals, policies and standards of the two <br />above - mentioned plans, we recommend that the August 1998 Comprehensive Plan Update not be <br />adopted in its present form. <br />Sincerel,,, i %(4t -/ <br />L2u�- <br />oaise Watson <br />District Planner and Education Coordinator <br />Attachment: Comments <br />cc: Joel. Hanson, w < <br />{ <br />• <br />Anen <br />Page 134 <br />t; <br />/(\4115 <br />y <br />