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. The wetlands comprising Marsden Lake are both beautiful and crucial to maintaining water quality and wLldlife. The Marsden Lake area should be incorporated into the open space proposed for the site and protected. The prairie pothole formation on the nonhern ponion of the property is a valuable testament to the geologic heritage of the region. As such, the area should be protected as part of the planned open space, to be preserved fC?r the enjoyment of all. The central portion of the TCAAP site provides an opportunity to protect some unique features, including the kames and the Desmodium illinoense Ollinois Tick-treefoil). This area includes the gravel pit, which has been carved into a portion of one of the glacial1cames. This primarily upland area should be included in the pianned opeD space, in conjunction with Marsden Lake to the east and a corridor leading to Rice Creek to the west as part of a larger contiguous open space area. . 2. Recreation Provide an area for the development of recreational spaces and facilities that are unique and acceptable to the broader community and anticipates the future demographic needs of the broader community. To that eod, provide at least 70 contiguous acres for a joint recreation facility that can be used and supported by the broader community. The most likely location for the joint community athletic complex is within the northern portion of the property , surrounded to the southeast, south and west by open space, and to the north by Institutional land, and to the northeast by housing. Should it become clear in the interim that this land is unavailable, the fields .maybe'1ti:ated elsewhere. Provide at least 25 contiguous acres of land for a community park for:the'City~uf Arden Hills. Until such time that the property becomes excessed, allow the general public access to the facility for outdoor recreational activities in appropriate areas. : Encourage the development of an historic/nature interpretive center on the site. Buffer zones are needed between the residential areas and critical areas of the park preserve. These buffer lones, of approximately 180 acres, could be used for either passive natural areas or active recreation. 3. Housin2 Encourage the provision of a balanced housing supply in idalionship to affordability, life-cycle housing, density, market conditions and resource availability. To that end, provide the potential for at least 400 acres for the development of residential housing. Housing on the facility should be constructed in locations which do not impinge on the natural resources to be protected. Housing may be built on the site and shall be located as shown on the INChed map, and shall be lencrally described as follows: Situated on the nom,m,1 portion the property, abutting County Road I, east of the proposed institutional land, and abuning joint (:;){mm.:nity athletic field, Housing also may be located. on a portion of land between commerciaUindustrialioffice space development and the buffer ZODe designated . as "active/passive recreation". It may extend.all the way down to Highway 96 in the south. The principles embodied within the Metropolitan Livable Communities Act should be supported. The 14 houses currently occupying the northwest portion of the site should be viewed as a resource which could be reused. The current location falls within areas which are not su~table for . 'I I .. I I I I I I IJI I I I I I I I .. I