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Planning Commission Meeting July 25, 2002 - page 2 Gerry Philipson, 6050 148th St. N., asked where the water would go. The Planner said it was unclear how the water would be managed and that was one of the reasons staff was requesting it be tabled. Jackie Vossen, 6259 152nd St. N., was concerned about how the proposed development would impact the traffic on Goodview Ave. Diana LaRock, 6117 150th St. N., questioned whether the well would be operational in time to serve the development. The Community Development Director said one well was done, one was in the construction phase, and the new water tower would be completed in the fall. Schumann recessed the public hearing. The Commission discussed possible connections of 150th to the west and the possibility of obtaining an easement from the developer to provide for it. The Commission also stated water drainage needed to be carefully addressed. Schumann made motion, McRoberts seconded, to table this item to allow the applicant additional time to address the outstanding issues. All Ayes. Motion carried. Oneka Ponds The Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the request of Fegowi Development, Inc., 920 West Broadway, Forest Lake, for a preliminary plat for "Oneka Ponds" consisting of 68 lots and one outlot for property located north of Sweet Grass Meadows, west of Oneka Lake and east of Highway 61. The plat would consist of 68 single family detached home lots and one outlot. The density of the project would be approximately 1.5 units per acre; however, staff could not confirm the density until a revised wetland delineation was completed as directed by the wetland TEP (technical evaluation panel). On February 28, 2002, the Planning Commission had reviewed a sketch plan for the subject property and offered a number of comments. Staff felt the plan considered this evening was virtually unchanged from the plan reviewed in February. Greg Bernier, 15409 Forest Blvd. N., had several concerns about the development. He said the property should be rezoned to light commercial or business; the noise from Industrial Painting, 5858 152nd St. N. was extreme, especially when they ran the sandblasting booth during the evening into the early morning hours; berms should be constructed on the west side of the property; and the proposed lots 40-45 were located in a wetland (Bernier showed a picture of what that portion of the parcel looked like). Bernier invited the Commission to sit behind his house at 10:00 pm to listen to the noise from the industrial buildings. A resident at 6238 157th St. N. asked where additional parking for the proposed development would be. She was concerned about more traffic on Oneka Lake Blvd., and she said there should