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Comment Response The former 3M site may be the largest opportunity for the City residents to provide what have become rare homesite opportunities, where quality and environmental sensitivity are joined and which are unavailable in Woodbury, Oakdale and yet provide easy access to major north-south and east-west highways. They will be highly sought after. It should be an example for the nation to see. Thank you for the comment. Because of the train and County road traffic, it is imperative that future residents be provided with extensive noise screening from trees and maybe some berming. It will take some time, but I helped plant the trees on Cty 14 provided by the State and they are doing a great job of visual screening but need more trees to be a better noise barrier. Thank you for the comment. Any future development of the AUAR study area will be required to comply with the Lake Elmo Code of Ordinances, which regulates mechanical noise associated with building operation by the standards set by the state of Minnesota and Washington County. Currently, both former 3M parcels are an environmental wasteland for both adjacent residents and wildlife, which is soon to lose hundreds of acres of seasonal hunting grounds across Ideal Ave in Oakdale where most of us know the “resident” red-tailed hawk and where I observed a Sandhill Crane a couple years ago. Thank you for the comment. This proposal is a win-win for the city budget, for new residents looking for a less dense development and our greatly threatened remaining environment. As a bonus, the new tree cover will greatly reduce the incessant highway and train noise that row crops and wither snow cover barely muffle. Thanks. I hope this helps in rejuvenating our City. Becoming “North Woodbury” or a re- imagined East Oakdale is not our destination. Thank you for the comment.