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discussion on the purchase of the George Koza property directly south of Oakwood Lane. This parcel is about 17 acres with about 11 acres that are classified as wetland. We met with the owners agents and a church group that are interested in a cooperative purchase of some sort. The owner does not want to sell off pieces of this property for fear of making it un-developable. The problem that we have encountered is that the owner has what we feel is an inflated opinion of the value of his property. There has been some discussion of possibly sharing the costs of a land appraisal to resolve in our own minds the value of the property. The owner so far indicates that the land is worth $15,000-$22,000 per acre. The figures that I have seen all indicate much lower values for raw- land. A half acre of land with a house on it is viewed at a higher rate, by the county tax assessor, but not the additional land in a parcel over the half-acre. Please refer to the attached green sheet for a recommendation. I don't like the idea of lowering our needs to mini-park, but it could be some time before another parcel is available, or it could become available tomorrow. The neighborhood has indicated to me that for the present time, they would be happy with the mini-park. AGENDA ITEM STAFF ORIGINATOR Marty Asleson DATE February 19, 1993 TOPIC Woods of Baldwin Lake Update BACKGRO A special meeting was held by the Lino Lakes Park and Recreation Board at 12:00 pm on Saturday, February 6, at the proposed park site in the Woods of Baldwin Lake Development. The purpose of the meeting was to allow the Park Board an opportunity to view the proposed site and answer questions concerning access and usable open space. There was a good representation of the neighborhood present. Basically these folks had the same questions. There was agreement by the Park Board that the site should lend itself to be a suitable short-term (could possibly be long-term) although not ideal solution to finding public open space for the neighborhood to use as a park. This would be a mini-park essentially, and further efforts would be made to secure additional land as it becomes available. The motion was passed to accept the proposed park area for the dedication requirements from the developer, with a couple of conditions. One condition was to further review with the developer