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ATTACHMENT B - ENGAGEMENT SUMMARIES (CONT.) <br />OPEN HOUSE 1 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 1 Pie chart showing that most comments were design or density preferences followed by comments regarding <br />community impacts <br />Comments Received: <br />All comments received at the Open House are listed below by activity. <br />Comments Received at the Density Activity <br />N of Main Street <br />• Residential/commercial and high density placed on the farthest Northwest corner of <br />the study area <br />S of Main Street <br />• Rural/farmland and low density housing placed between existing medium density <br />housing and wetlands <br />Entire study area <br />• Mixed preference for high density to be located away or near Main Street <br />• Commercial district off Main Street as you enter the study area from Blaine <br />• Value for open space and farmland <br />• Dislike for residential buildings above three stories <br />• Doesn’t matter what the density is as long as developers pay taxes <br />29% <br />22% <br />31% <br />18% <br />Comment Themes <br />Community Impacts Development Idea <br />Density/Design Preference Environmental Impacts <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 2 Photo of attendees participating in the density activity at the open house <br />Comments Received on the Vision Board <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Concerns <br />Only tax impacts on residents, not developers <br />Concerns that residents are not always considered by the city; <br />residents want larger lots and low density <br />Cookie-cutter developments hurting community character <br />Impacts to water quality <br />Negative impacts to local developments <br />Negative impact to the visibility of the night sky <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Preferences/ <br />Vision/Ideas <br /> <br /> <br />Create a “third space”: <br />1. Home <br />2. Work <br />3. Gather: a true town center with retail, parks, <br />restaurants, etc. <br />Access to greenway – easily connected for bikes/people <br />Create community area with ice skating rink like Maple Grove <br />More community spaces – playgrounds, activities, parks <br />More detailed guidelines to manage future development to make a <br />community – not a subdivision <br />Pedestrian bridge over Main Street <br />No change, keep it as is <br />Homes with parks and trails <br />Leave wetlands as is, low density housing with parks and open <br />areas <br />Smaller scale <br />MAPPING NORTHWEST MAIN - MAIN STREET MASTER PLAN <br />AUGUST 25, 2025 INDEX | 46Page 100 of 171