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<br />Environmental Board <br />October 29, 2025 <br />Page 1 <br />CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD MEETING <br /> <br /> <br />DATE: October 29, 2025 <br /> TIME STARTED: 6:30 p.m. <br /> TIME ENDED: 7:17 p.m. <br /> MEMBERS PRESENT: Alex Schwartz, Julia Nelson, Lindsay <br /> Buchmeier, Mary Jo Stevenson, Shawn Holmes <br /> <br /> MEMBERS ABSENT: Jonathan Parsons, Elizabeth Larkin <br />STAFF PRESENT: Thomas Hoffman, Jennifer Alderink <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br /> <br />Chair Schwartz called the Environmental meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. on October 29, <br />2025. <br /> <br />2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> <br />3. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> <br />Chair Schwartz declared open mike at 6:31 p.m. <br /> <br />Stephanie Falkers at 154 Pine Street had a public comment regarding the Pulte Homes <br />concept plan. Ms. Falkers property backs up to the western and southern edges of the <br />proposed Del Webb-Pulte Homes development. She noted that she has lived on her <br />current property or the property next to hers for over 30 years and has used the land for <br />residential and agriculture with animal husbandry. Because of the proposed 50-foot <br />adjacent lots to her property that back up to her horse pasture fence, she has a liability <br />concern regarding her horses and how people will interact with them. She mentioned <br />that it could also <br /> <br />Ms. Falkers also noted that she was concerned about the valuation of her property as <br />Del Webb-Pulte is proposed to be developed out of the floodplain and what the impacts <br />are for them and for a possible future sale. <br /> <br />