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• St. Paul Corp of Engineers St. Paul, MN 55101-9808 Att: Regulatory $ranch Dear Mr. Fell; This letter is in regards to the letter we received concerning the wetlands application permit CENCS-CO-R(89-842-12). Our family has lived on the corner of O'Connell Dr. and Woodale for twenty years. We enjoy our little piece of nature and quiet neighbor- hood. Through the years as the wetlands have matured it has become abundant in wildlife. It has deer, fox, rabbits, pheasants, woodchucks, ducks and many species of birds. To drastically alter the nature of the wetlands as the propasal states would dramatically alter the chara- cter and variety of wildlife that we enjoy. Having people replace wildlife is not a change for the better. We have so little of true • nature left. We also feel there is little justification in the interpretive value for the neighborhood or school as your letter states. The people who most enjoy the wetlands now, want it to remain as is. As for the school(when it was a school), they made very little use of the wetlands for study in the twenty years we have lived here. The school now houses a community center and is used mostly by senior citizens, group meetings and special education classes. Perhaps a less drastic approach could be considered as an alternative to the dramatic change you propose. ' My family is also opposed to opening Woodale through to Highway 10. Woodale serves only a threetblock area south of Edgewood Drive. By making it a through road you will be bringing in non-residential, traffic. The road would not serve Edgewood community center as they have no access to Woodale. We have access to Highway 10 via County • Road Hor H-2. Surely this proposed extension of Woodale could not serve the developer as, an access road. If they need another access road let them look to opening on County Road H.