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Open Houses Business Owner and Developer Open House An open house for the business community and area developers was held on Thursday, June 13 at Lake Elmo City Hall. These groups were invited to the informal roundtable discussion that featured maps, preference -identifying activities, and overviews of the Village Vision study purpose. Conversations gravitated toward issues of connectivity to and within the Village area, how future development feasibility, and placemaking improvements. • Connectivity o Improving walkability of the Village to improve revenues for existing businesses and to attract Eel e new ones. Bike/ped crossings at: ■ Lake Elmo Ave N and 415Y St N ■ Lake Elmo Ave N and 39t" St N ■ Lake Elmo Ave N and Stillwater Blvd ■ Laverne Ave N and Stillwater Blvd Safer bicycle facilities on Stillwater Blvd Future bike/ped trail recommendations ■ Facilities at Upper 33rd St N to 34t" St (Easton Village) over the railroad private road. ■ Facilities at 33rd St N to Stillwater Blvd • Development Feasibility o Appropriateness/feasibility of individual parcels for different housing types. • Placemaking o Preservation of historical local businesses o Maintaining downtown charm but allowing for compatible modern building types o Leveraging the old creamery as a dominant/interest-site for an adaptive reuse project o Beautification of Lake Elmo Ave An estimated 25 individuals attended this event. See the Appendix A for records of the maps and information/activity boards shown to attendees. Lake Elmo Dog Park Grand Opening City staff facilitated a pop-up outreach display at the Grand Opening of the Lake Elmo Dog Park. This was in order to reach a wider audience regarding the village vision study. An estimated 40 or more residents, not including their furry companions, attended the event. 26