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Lake Elmo 3/11/24 <br /> <br />Sophia Jensen, City Planner <br />Lake Elmo City Hall <br />3880 Laverne Ave. N. <br />Lake Elmo 55042 <br /> <br /> Lea Foushee & George Crocker <br /> 5093 Keats Ave. N. <br /> Lake Elmo, MN 55042 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Dear Lake Elmo Planning Commission: <br /> <br /> We have the following comment regarding the proposed MN Women’s Care facility <br />at 5193 Keats Ave. N., which is the next driveway north of ours on Keats Ave. N. <br /> <br /> There is a procedural issue that the Commission should address regarding <br />notification of proposed developments. Several of our neighbors were not notified but took <br />it upon themselves to learn about this proposal and respond to it. Please revisit your <br />notification procedure. <br /> <br /> As we live just a bit south and west of the buildings at 5193 Keats Ave. N. and have <br />visual line of sight to the property, we are concerned about light pollution from a facility <br />such as is being proposed. This is an eminently manageable issue if proper attention is <br />paid to it. We trust that will be the case. <br /> <br /> While our understanding is that the proposed facility will be focused on the existing <br />house and two pole barns, the property consists of about 60 acres. What are the plans, if <br />any, for managing this acreage once the Woman’s Care facility is in business? <br /> <br /> We are concerned about potential use of toxic substances in the course of lawn <br />care at the facility. Considering scientific conclusions regarding adverse biological <br />consequences of inadvertent exposure to Round-Up, specifically, we would very much <br />support leadership from the Commission to protect citizens of Lake Elmo against these <br />consequences. <br /> <br /> As the proposal is for a medical facility, it will generate medical wastes. We are <br />concerned about the potential for these wastes to contaminate ground water if such <br />wastes are mingled with residential septage. What is the plan for managing medical <br />wastes? <br />