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• • • Municipal water and sanitary sewer are Lino Lakes issues. • The roadway system is multi jurisdictional. • It is up to the City to provide internal roads. • Hodgson and CR J are county roads. Because CR J is the border of Anoka and Ramsey Counties, it is managed jointly by the two counties. Cooperation with the counties and the City of Shoreview is necessary to find solutions to the transportation infrastructure issues. • Planning for land uses in the area should look to the future while also recognizing current uses. We held a neighborhood meeting in March and discussed an initial concept plan. We received good information and comments from the land owners and residents in the area. We have met with several land owners since then. This input was very important and helped guide revisions to the concept plan. The attached draft (unfinished) report provides background information and traces the planning process. Additional information will be added and revisions made as needed. This is a work in progress. Development Interest Several landowners in the area want to develop their properties. Two developments in particular are ripe. Staff have had several discussions with both of these developers throughout the planning process for the 49/J study project. Because the infrastructure issues are not yet resolved, these developers have not submitted development applications. The Jensen family owns the 17 acres north of the northwest corner of Hodgson and CR J. They are working with a developer to create a senior complex that would include several types of senior housing. The property owners of the northwest corner of Ware Rd. and CR J are interested in creating a new townhome neighborhood. Growth Management Issues Lino Lakes has a growth management policy that limits the number of new housing units to be platted each year. One question we have not faced is how to count assisted living senior units, which generate little traffic, wastewater, and other infrastructure impacts. If we need infrastructure and development would provide it, we would need the development to occur. Recommendation Staff is not making recommendations for a final plan at this time. That will come after more discussions with developers, land owners, other government jurisdictions, P & Z, and the City Council. Ultimately, the plan will need to provide guidance on alignments of water, sanitary sewer, and the roads needed for proper access and circulation.