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 Page 1 <br /> <br />To: Katie Larsen <br />From: Andy Nelson <br />Date: 9/05/23 9/25/23 <br />Re: Environmental Comments/8-30-23/Glamos Wire Outdoor Storage-Amend <br />CUP <br />Environmental Board had the following comments at the 8-30-23 EB meeting: <br />Applicant responses from 9-21-23 in blue. <br />Environmental staff responses from 9/26/23 in green. <br /> <br />1. The following emerald ash borer infested trees must be removed: <br />• 11 trees along Otter Lake Road east of the sidewalk. <br />• Trees 208-215 in the northeast corner of the property. <br />These trees have the potential to impact public safety and cause off-site property <br />damage. <br /> <br />All other ash trees on the site that have not been treated to prevent emerald ash <br />borer infestation should be removed as well. <br /> <br />Response: The 11 trees along Otter Lake Road are now shown as trees to be removed, and <br />the appropriate mitigation trees have been proposed. Trees 208-215 are outside of the <br />property line and have been removed from plans. <br /> <br />The 11 ash trees to remove along Otter Lake Road are shown on the attached Landscape <br />Plan for Taylor Companies. These trees must be surveyed and removed. <br /> <br />Trees 208-215 are ash shown to be planted on the property on the same attached Landscape <br />Plan. These trees must be added to the survey and removed. <br /> <br />These ash removals will not require additional mitigation trees to be planted. <br /> <br />2. Blanding’s turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) has been observed within a one-mile <br />radius of the site. The MN DNR flyer and factsheet on this turtle must be <br />provided to all contractors working on the site. Any sightings of this species <br />should be reported to City staff so that the turtles can be safely relocated. <br />Environmental Memo