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<br />12 <br /> <br />mow the boulevard as often as they should, they do not maintain all trails, they don’t replace <br />dead trees, and they rarely snow blow in the winter. <br />Response: The City makes every effort to maintain infrastructure and open areas. <br />Unimproved park areas and trails, such as those along Robinson Drive, are maintained <br />on a limited basis during both summer and winter. Development of the Robinson sod <br />farm will lead to completion of the Century Farm North Park and trail system. Increased <br />maintenance of these areas will result from those improvements. <br />4.2.7 Greg and Sarah Austin – September 10, 2022 <br />Comment: The Austin’s explained in their letter that they have concerns regarding the <br />proposed development. These include: <br />• There is concern that adding this development into a drainage system that already has a <br />problem will only amplify the drainage issues. Specifically, the Austin’s are concerned <br />that the project could conceivably change the flood status of the area and threaten <br />existing homes, buildings, and properties in the area. <br />• The Austin’s state that the sod farm and the surrounding wetlands and ditches are <br />major nesting/rearing grounds for many species of migratory and local waterfowl, <br />songbirds, deer, and predators from raptors to coyotes. They argue that the threat to <br />their local treasures, the Rice Creek and lakes would be threatened by increased <br />herbicide, pesticide, and salt runoff from the new development. They strongly <br />recommend that the sod farm become an extension of the Carlos Avery wildlife area, or <br />some other special green space or park, which are lacking and being diminished in <br />Anoka County <br />• There is concern about the amount of traffic added to Century Trail, Robinson Trail, and <br />Sunset Road. The added traffic to these roads is a safety concern as this development <br />has the potential to turn these streets into high-speed thoroughfares and become <br />dangerous to bicycles and pedestrians. <br />Response: <br />• The public drainage system and most of the private drainage system on site will remain <br />the same. The proposed development is required to meet the stormwater runoff quality <br />and quantity requirements of the City of Lino Lakes, Rice Creek Watershed District, and <br />the MPCA National Pollutant Discharge and State Disposal System (NPDES/SDS). <br />Therefore, the stormwater basins on site will be designed to meet these requirements. <br />Additionally, since the site falls within the 100 year floodplain, the development is <br />required to follow the City and Rice Creek Watershed District floodplain mitigation <br />requirements and implement on-site floodplain mitigation. These requirements will aide <br />in controlling drainage on site to avoid impacts to the surrounding area. <br />• The current conditions of the site include the use of agriculture fertilizers, a <br />monoculture of sod grass, and a private and public drainage system. The proposed