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• • • LIVABLE COMMUNITIES DEMONSTRATION ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT GRANT APPLICATION FORM 2003 Office Use Instructions: Submit form and attachments by 4:30 p.m. on June 30, 2003. Use font size 11. Use of bulleted lists is encouraged. Do not attach a coversheet, page(s), or use any graphic images on top of the application form. Limit application to 12 pages plus attachments, for a total of no more than 19 pages. Project Information: Project Name: Legacy at Woods Edge Applicant (Governmental Unit): City of Lino Lakes Project Location (city): Lino Lakes Address (street boundaries or Major intersection): SE Quadrant of 35W and County Road 23 (Lake Drive) Primary Project Contact: Name: Title: Mary Alice Divine Economic Development Assistant Address: 600 Town Center Parkway Phone: 651/982 -2423 Fax: 651/982 -2499 E -mail: mdivine @ci.lino- lakes.mn.us Authorized official(s) - (names and titles for contract execution) Linda Waite Smith, City Administrator Project Summary In the space below, summarize the project goals and components. (Limit 20 lines) • Combine a privately owned commercial site with city -owned land to create a 65 -acre, $150 million, mixed - use, walkable neighborhood in the heart of Lino Lakes, instead of big boxes that would typically occur. • Implement the Calthorpe Plan developed for the site to provide economic, cultural and recreational amenities within a human scale environment. • Leverage public /private commitments the city has made, including the completed Civic Complex and future YMCA, so they interact as part of a greater plan rather than become separated suburban destinations. • Demonstrate that new suburban development can provide the vital blend of all the classic components of Traditional Neighborhood Development — civic, residential, commercial and recreational uses —to create sustainable value in a community. • Provide physical connections to a nearby employment center, large suburban retail center, elementary and middle school and surrounding neighborhoods. • To make use of unparalleled opportunities for wilderness within the metro area through direct access to the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve. Those living in and coming to Woods Edge will be those seeking active living. They can enjoy miles of woods and wetlands, lakes and meadows, while still having convenient access to the rest of the metro area via 35W. Hiking, biking and canoeing can be an integral part of their lives. If developed conventionally, this site would instead be big boxes, loading docks and parking. • Major components include 450 units of lifecycle housing including owner and rental townhomes, apartments and condos over commercial, workforce and senior housing; more than 300,000 sq.ft. of commercial; a YMCA; a city hall /police station/community room; and a community green. Tree -lined streets and buildings sited at the sidewalk, with frequent entries and windows, will create an interesting pedestrian environment.