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Legacy at Wood's Edge Record of Decision City of Lino Lakes January 2004 FINDINGS OF FACT ADMINISTRATIVE BACKGROUND The City of Lino Lakes is the responsible governmental unit (RGU) for this project. An Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) has been prepared for this project as prescribed by environmental review requirements. Lino Lakes prepared the EAW. The EAW was filed with the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (MEQB) and circulated for review and comments to the required EAW distribution list. A Notice of Availability was published in the EQB Monitor on November 24, 2003. The thirty -day comment period closed on December 24, 2003. Written comments received from agencies and citizens are summarized and responded to in this report in the section "EAW Comments and Responses ". PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed project consists of mixed -use development on approximately 65- acres of land in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. The development will include 348,292 square feet of commerciaVoffice, 450 multi - family residential units, and 38,000 square feet of civic uses (YMCA facility). The proposed site plan incorporates the above square footages and number of residential units into a series of buildings that have been located to minimize disruption to existing natural features such as wetlands and mature trees, as well as to maximize visibility and create a quality mixed -use development. The mixed use development will inspire an energetic neighborhood and will provide a number of living, working, and service opportunities within the project area. The project includes an intemal street network that provides access to the retaiVoffice, residential, and civic buildings. Town Center Parkway, which currently provides access to the Lino Lakes City Hall, will serve as a collector street and will provide access to Lake Drive (Anoka County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 23) at the southwest comer of the site. The proposed local roadways will also provide corridors for public water, sanitary sewer, and other utilities necessary to serve the development. The clustering of structures has been employed in the proposed development for the purpose of preserving and enhancing sensitive land features on the site and for providing parkland and open space. The proposed plan has the added benefit of avoiding wetland impacts on the site and of minimizing impacts to a grove of mature trees located along the eastem edge of the site. A proposed storm water DRAFT