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Lino Lakes Outlet Study <br />January 22, 2015 <br />Page 4 <br /> <br /> K:\02029-790\Admin\Docs\Outlet Alternatives Memo_Sequencing.doc <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Table 1. Alternative impacts analysis for those alternatives serving the current land uses (+ = Positive effect, - = Adverse effect, 0 = No effect) <br />Alternative <br />Resource Category Alternative 1 <br />(Northernmost <br />Option/Open Channel) <br />Alternative 2 <br />(Central <br />Option/Pipe) <br />Alternative 3 <br />(Southern <br />Option/Pipe) <br />Alternative 4 <br />(Central <br />Option/Pipe) <br />Notes <br />Aesthetic Values + 0 0 0 The open channel drainage option may allow the <br />establishment of riparian vegetation. <br />Community Growth + + + + All options facilitate future mixed-use and low, <br />medium, or high density housing developments. <br />Existing/Potential Land <br />Use <br />+ + + + Future developments will likely diversify land <br />use from current agricultural use. <br />Farmland/food supply - - - - All options will result in reduced agricultural <br />land use. <br />Tax Revenues + + + + Housing developments will provide a new tax <br />base. <br />Wetlands (w/est. wetland <br />impacts) <br />0 0 - (9,165 sq ft, <br />temporary) <br />0 Options 1, 2, and 4 avoid wetland impacts. <br />Option 3 requires 9,165 sq ft of temporary <br />impacts to install pipes. <br />Resources not included in the summary table, based on an overall no effect for all alternatives include: Business/Home Relocations, Property Values, Flooding, <br />Recreation, Terrestrial Habitat, Aquatic Habitat, Habitat Diversity and Interspersion, Water Quality, Groundwater, Soils, Secondary and Cumulative Effects, <br />Endangered Species, Noise Levels, Transportation, Public Health, Public Facilities and Employment, Business Activity, Energy, Mineral Needs, Air Quality, Water <br />Supply, Navigation, Historical/Archeological, Wild and Scenic Rivers, State Listed Impaired, and Shoreline Processes