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Any housing will ruin our little piece of the Mississippi River. Please lets do all we can stop 21 Rick Pihl 7244 Innsdale Ave So 1yes 9/24/20213:54 any house building on that land. Thank you for asking for residents input. I have lived in CG for over 30 yrs & would like to see the land utilized for people to enjoy the natural beauty we have been given with the Mississippi River right here! It would be great to have quiet space with benches and swinging benches to relax by the river & enjoy the peacefulness! It would also be nice to have a picnic area and walking trails to explore the area. Pickleball courts & a playground would be fun additions too. As far as housing goes, we have so many expensive homes being built, that it would be nice to have more affordable homes built here. By having smaller homes, it would also allow more people to live in this area to enjoy the beauty! We must conserve as much green space as possible because once it is 8496 Hyde Ave S Cottage gone, there is no getting it back & we are already loosing too much in CG. It would be fantastic to have this new 3 Dawn Bremer Grove MN 55016 yes 10/3/202111:31 space be a legacy to leave to future generations to enjoy the green space! Thank you! Dawn 4 Lou Pena 9698 DUNES AVE yes 10/3/202114:26 How much is this going to cost the city and its citizens? The community trails are minimal in comparison to how much housing you are wanting to add. I don't see a point of adding more and more housing and ruining the natural preserve that presents itself to the community. You've done enough attempting to compete with Woodbury, and the housing market north of 70th St. Not only will this turn off the existing community members, but will also destroy natural habitat, landscape and views this place offers or has potential to offer if given a chance other than a money foundation for all the money hungry 8 Mike Wallace 7436 Upper 26th no 10/6/20214:12 council members. I think it looks like a decent plan which provides access to the river front and more parks / green space while providing more housing. Always include more biker / walker friendly access both in and out of the new 9 brent karjala 7945 Grafton Ave S yes 10/6/20218:55 development if possible. I am disappointed that, despite active opposition from residents and broader community members, this construction project continues to move forward. Continuing to build single family homes, especially in valuable 4511 Pleasant Ave natural areas, is not the right move. Please consider protecting areas like this and investing in existing 10 Annika Bergen Minneapolis, MN 55419 no 10/6/202110:06 infrastructure/housing options. Thank you! As someone who grew up in Grey Cloud Island I can't stress enough how horrible of an idea a housing development would be! In February we bought a home back in Grey Cloud I'm hopes of giving our children the life I had growing up with land to run on and woods to play in. Along with getting away from the typical suburban lifestyle that is most of cottage grove. There are enough developments going up in Cottage Grove as is. Please don't destroy the beautiful land that's left for those of us that actually want to enjoy it and call it our 111 Elizabeth Schrenkler 10515 Grey Cloud Trl S I yes 10/6/202110:30 Ihomel I do not want housing on this property. There is funding available to purchase this entire property for parkland from the Minnesota DNR, The Friends of the Mississippi River and the $20 million 3M settlement. I want the area to be a park for all the public to enjoy. The river levels in Mooers Lake do not support large boat traffic. This is a beautiful, pristine natural space along the Mississippi River in a historical, ecological and culturally significant location. I want you to protect the unique habitat (river sand dunes) and endangered species (rusty patched bumblebee) habitat located on the property. I want the city to slow this process down and assess the environmental impacts of a development to this property and the river. Consider putting this up for a public 963 Goodrich Avenue, Sit Paul ballot vote. I want the city to look at parks like Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis, and Lebanon Hills in Eagan 12 Eva Lily Maxson MN 55105 no 10/6/2021 10:51 to understand the value of having natural park spaces like this and what an asset it would be. Have you heard of "realtor speak"? "Realtor speak" is a language used by realtors to make houses that are in bad shape sound like they're a great little gem. For example: a house with a leaking roof, 60 year old windows, pealing paint, and poor plumbing becomes "a quaint little fixer -upper". Well, what I see in your "master plan" is really nothing more than "realtor speak". When you say "new and revised transportation networks to access the proposed development", you really mean you're just going to build more roads and create more traffic issues. And when you talk about the riverfront park providing more amenities for recreational traffic, you're really just saying more noise and damage being done to the shoreline and otherwise natural areas. I am opposed to your "master plan" because it will not benefit the greater good or the greater many citizens of Cottage Grove. 13 David Bork 8939 89th Street Cir S yes 10/6/2021 10:51 Rather, it will benefit only the city coffers at the expense of the natural area. I like that the park is planned for along the river and that housing won't be going all the way to water. I wish the park was bigger - it looks like about three house -lengths from the water, which isn't that much. The natural 14 Terri Tufte 7666 Irish Ave. Ct. So. yes 10/06/2021 13:44 PM playground looks neat. I want the City to SLOW this process down and take seriously the generational impact using this land for high density housing will have on the trust of current and future citizens of this city. I would prefer that the city work harder and longer with FMR, MN DNR and other non-profit groups to find the funding to purchase this land and make a 180 acre natural park that is available for everyone in our community and is a destination park such as Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis. This area DOES have critical environmental concerns for the rusty patch bumblebee, the Mississippi River Critical Corridor Area and our neighboring communities downstream. I also have serious concerns about the archeological importance of this area for the indigenous peoples who originally 6720 Meadow Grass Lane settled this area. If it must be developed, it is currently zoned R1 and SHOULD remain R1. The city should use the South, Cottage Grove, MN Low Impact Development ideas from FMR to mitigate any possible consequences of housing development. PIS 15 Kelli Redington 55016 yes 10/06/2021 14:00 PM LISTEN While I am not a resident of cottage grove, I am a potential visitor and homebuyer in the greater metro area. I am absolutely agains this massive housing plan. This area should be conserved as natural land. It would bring in visitors to cottage grove, and would make the area a MUST see place. With the rusty patch bumble bee and countless bird species living on the land, demolishing the habitat is not only irresponsible, but it will have 635 Grand Ave, Saint Paul MN, devastating effects on the environment. The city should be ashamed that it is even considering rezoning this 16 Michaela Leach 55105 1 no 10/06/2021 15:04 PM land for housing so close to the Mississippi river. This entire enterprise is an atrocity. NO HOUSING should be allowed to be built on this land, and DEFINITELY not rezoned for high -density housing. It is absurdly insulting to the community of Cottage Grove residents that live in the neighborhood. This would DESTROY the area, both its character and its current state. Purchase the property from owner and develop the WHOLE THING into a natural park for all Cottage Grove and regional residents. Where will the water come from for these new residents? Who will pay for these road "realignments"?? The current residents of this area better not see one single assessment letter in the mail 17 Andrew Marz 10647 Grey Cloud Trail yes 10/06/2021 15:06 PM charging us to pay you to destroy our neighborhood. Absurd. Simply absurd. Please consider at least a larger acreage park size; and to achieve it, utilize low impact development planning and design; i.e. smaller lots, narrower streets, duplex or apartments, less large homes, shorter driveways, 18 Cole Williams 7987 River Acres Road, CG yes 10/06/2021 15:47 PM maintain natural ecology, and integrated conservative design elements. We are completely opposed to ANY housing going on this site. It will destroy the sanctity of the Dunes SNA next 19 Trevor Tanning 6977 99th Street Court S yes 10/7/20219:59 to it. Find another spot for houses, not on one of our only sections of the Mississippi River for crying out loud. 7563 Aspen CV S. Cottage I would much prefer the whole thing a combination wildlife corridor and park as described. Upsetting to see 20 Tamara Mittelstadt Grove MN 55016 yes 10/07/202115:27 PM that housing will be the lion's share of the space. Seems to be a bit of a sellout to turn the majority of this pristine space in to unaffordable housing; specifically medium density housing nearest the SNA. It would seem more responsible to dedicate more of this land to park/natural space and include amenities that could be used/accessed by a wider range of people. Things like a Campground, interpretative center, better water access, etc would be a better use of the land. This opportunity to reimagine this type of land with access to natural areas like this shouldn't be botched by overdeveloping it 21 Adam Vnuk 1634 Waterloo Ave, SSP no 10/8/20210:31 with low and medium density housing 30 acres for the only park with river access Cottage Grove will have is pretty small. This is more like a small neighborhood park not a park for the entire community. The housing density is very dense. Does Cottage Grove really want this type of density in its neighborhoods? Most of Cottage Grove has been built on larger lot sizes and the public seems to want that type of development, not high density. Take a look at the neighborhoods in Cottage Grove people like the best. Most have larger lot sizes not high density. Looking where the current Mayor and Council live, none are in a density of the proposed development. Ask yourself why is this? It is like the city staff itself is proposing this high density development. As the Council has said many times they have not formally 9600 Geneva av so, Saint Paul recieved a proposal from the developer. This area is / was zoned low density when the current owner purchased 22 Richard Polta Park, MN 55071 no 10/8/2021 12:47 it. This parcel would be better suited for a development similiar to the Kingsborough neighborhood. 23 Krista Van Beusekom 6456 Highland Hills Curve S yes 10/08/202116:27 PM No housing. Preserve the natural environment with park space. I disagree with the majority of the proposal, especially the housing aspect and rampant destruction of nature. Cottage Grove does not need another clear-cut, grid layout, two inch diameter tree, artificial suburban neighborhood especially not at this critical site. What I agree with are the pictures on page\tab three and four. Water, mature trees, grasses and no houses are shown which should be your master plan for the entire site. I suggest looking right across the river to Schaar's Bluff for a perfect case study. We should be bold and not 9209 Harkness Ave Cottage default to the played out suburban model and instead preserve nature in Cottage Grove after years of 24 Michael Hines Grove yes 10/08/202123:20 PM destroying it across the city especially at Hamlet park. Thanks for your time and asking for the public input. My 92 y/o mother Alice Robinson was born on Grey Cloud. My great great grandfather is Joseph Labathe a Grey Cloud Island settler. My grandmother, great-grandparents and ancestors are buried on Grey Cloud. The Dunes is part the Grey Cloud Island area which is a hidden gem and of great concern for those of us who grew up here. Alice & the community worked from 1970-2010 to conserve the riverfront with a mix of success and failure. The aggregate company continues to chew up Grey Cloud. Grey Cloud city council sold the Town Hall & riverfront to the aggregate company for nominal gain. There are few natural riverfront areas left in this region. The Dunes should not be permanently destroyed as housing project where lawn chemicals will flow to the river and a motorized boat launch creates noise and pollution. CG doesn't need this for home tax base. Let FMR restore this ino site, create walking paths and non -motorized boat access for general the public. Please don't fail us. It is heart 25 Joy Robinson 1221 SUMMIT AVE 10/11/2021 11:36 breaking. Not enough green space! Big warehouses on Ideal going up also. Where are the animals going to go! City 26 Beverly Sargent 7647 98th St S yes 10/11/2021 13:16 PM councils are only looking for the money! Given the opportunity presented by this unique parcel of land, I find the size of the park disappointing. I am disappointed that the City appears to have prioritized development over protection of natural resources. I am disappointed that the City has not used its leverage as the zoning authority or pursued the opportunity to work with Friends of the Mississippi River, to preserve more of this riverfront land. I am concerned that the plan has too many amenities for the size of the park. As a boater, the size of the boat trailer parking suggests limited usefulness. As a fitness walker, the length of proposed trail also is of limited use. Frankly, the park as planned seems to be an amenity for the proposed development rather than the community draw that this piece of land could and should be. Finally, I am gravely concerned about the environmental impact of the proposed 27 Maureen Walton 11821 Lockridge Ave S yes 10/13/20218:17 development, including the park, and I urge the City to proceed with care and caution. My wish, Pleas leave the buildable portion of the "Dunes" property at the larger R1 lots as originally planned; Leave the natural area just that with gravel parking spaces , designated trails /signage and nothing else. You'll have all the proposed amenities potentially at the proposed new community center. You will NEVER get this natural ecosystem back once it's gone! Nature is depending on you to get this one-time opportunity right !I 28 Jim Thommes 8583 HILLSIDE TRL S yes 10/14/2021 13:55 PM Thank you back As one who works for a parks department, I know that senior leadership will eventually realize the error in not keeping this landscape natural. There is a chance here to help keep open space in a metro area that is loosing 29 Ben Humlie 9012 Grey Cloud Trl no 10/14/202120:33 PM that at an exponential rate. Its is not always about the money in taxes, please remember that. What if the City told the speculator, NO? What is the worse thing that could happen. In fact, the out come may be worse if we are told no. People have had enough, the water, the mega warehouses, and the Dunes. On top of that TIF put in the fast lane! More Power, Huh? Cottage Grove may reflect their comments in how they vote for you all. It would be wonderful if you all would use your current power to make the Dunes an area that could be ban example of our valuing nature for other cities. Do the Right Thing! What would happen if the City told the developer no? I watched Docter's interview of Mayor Daily about the proposed Community Center. I was taken 8041113th St. S. Cottage back by the excitement and enthusiasm expressed. Not one iota of the energy was seen relative too the existing 30 Barbara Schwartz Grove, MN 55016 no 10/14/202121:14 PM area that we have been blessed with at the river! The current version of the proposed layout does a poor job of providing public access to the river. With the park, waterfront and all entry points encased by housing, it is difficult to see how this will be viewed as anything but a neighborhood park reserved for residents of the proposed development. In this version of the plan, the only natural path to the park and waterfront would be to enter through the SNA property which would not be a feasible approach for nearly all visitors. Roadways in and out of the park are lined by a minimum of 40 houses which does not present a welcoming perception to the general public. I discussed this point with the design consultants at the recent open house event and they agreed with this point. I would recommend at a bare minimum to revert back to the plan proposed at the Sept. 13th meeting of the parks commission, in which there 10659 Grey Cloud Trl S Cottage were no houses proposed on the southwest side of the southern entrance. This would provide a natural 31 Mike Wiechmann Grove, MN 55016 yes 10/15/2021 12:12 landscape on at This property, the former Mississippi Dunes Golf Site should be: (1) Only park- no housing, open to the public, and preserved as an open and green space. (2) This option will protect the river, offer a place for wildlife and various bird species to continue to thrive, (3) Offer this spectacular property to everyone. And it would serve as a link to possible park development on the Lower Grey Cloud Island and across the river to Dakota County and their Spring Lake and Schaar's Bluff area. There are funds available and we want to know why our city leaders 10647 Grey Cloud Trail S. are not acting on what we are asking. We should not have to even make any request regarding saving this Cottage Grove, Minnesota property for a park. You should know this. this land is not needed for housing. Us ethe funding available to 32 Corinne L. Marz 55016 yes 10/15/202115:29 PM purchase this land and do what is right. I'm a former resident of Woodbury (I grew up along the southern edge near Cottage Grove) and currently attend the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. This is an extremely valuable place along the Mississippi River that is far from existing housing developments. This master plan is a rare opportunity for the city to take full advantage of its location on the Mississippi River. Allowing a development of this kind to be built on the site is not only an irreparable misuse of this land, but also permanently damages the scenic value of the Grey Cloud Dunes SNA. There is immediate potential for the golf course to instead be conserved as public land and a major destination within the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. The City of Cottage Grove should recognize this 1059 20th Ave SE, Minneapolis, potential and purchase the entire parcel for development as a city or regional park, while focusing housing 33 Blake Slette MN 55414 no 10/15/202121:46 PM development closer to existing development and away from valuable space along the Mississippi River. No Housing. Make it all a park and save the animals. If housing must go up. keep it R1 zoning, otherwise you completely destroy the charm of the area. Not to mention the environmental impacts that are being ignored. I'm 34 Christine Fugate -Grams 10655 Grey Cloud Trail S 1 yes 10/15/202122:41 PM just advocating for our kids here.thank you. Nanette LaChapelle 11973 Grey Cloud Trail South Cottage Grove, MN 55016 1� 6-Oct-21 Mayor Myron Bailey 12800 Ravine Parkway South Cottage Grove, MN 55016 Dear Mr. Bailey I am writingto you regardingthe plans forthe former Mississippi Dunes Golf Course property. I understand that the property is under private ownership and there are choices to be made. This property holds a once in a lifetime opportunity to save natural areas that could benefit current and future Cottage ti Z, growth of Grove and access to the Mississippi. There is a need to slow the process down as the decisions will last a life time. Choices made will leave a CONCERNS: • Zoning Changes- I Do Not believe the current zoning code should change. The property owner bought the property zoned Rural -Residential and that should not change. r � • Infrastructure -The density ofthe proposed Master Plan will require many changes to the roads, traffic, water, sewer/septic etc. These changes will cause man y problems and impact the natural landscape, run off in the river, r I 1 wildlife, woodlands/plant life and current residents. Residential to Park Proportion- The current Master Plan percentage of housing to park is too dense in housing. In my experience, developers come in and set down a predefined plan. The current proposed plan shows this and the development shows that trees and the natural contour ofthe land will be forever altered. Dense housing will elevate noise, light pollution, loss of habitat, stress on water and more pollution on the Mississippi River Critical Corridor Area (MRCCA). We need to have low -density sustainable development within the current zoning code. • Disruption of Native Species and Habitat -This area is a wealth of native trees, plants, animals and natural resources including river life. When a habitat is destroyed or altered by construction and dense housing there is a loss ofthe bio-diversity and endangerment of losing species. Human intervention is key here and will impact the future of the river and land. OPPORTUNITIES: • This is a defining moment for Cottage Grove to become a standout RIVER CITY. And why not? The 2040 Vision Plan showed that the residents of Cottage Grove did not want to become Woodbury. if the park space pales in shadow ofjust another single family housing development, Cottage Grove will have missed the perfect opportunity and this will be how the current "decision makers" will be remembered. Let's be stand outl Let's have this beautiful space be a park with river access with minimal housing or none at all. • Why is a bigger park important you ask? City parks provide access to recreational opportunities, increase property values, spur local economies, combat crime and protect cities from environmental impact. Open space and parks attract new residents and businesses to an area, increasing sales and revenue. Parks help build healthy stable communities II • The former Mississippi Dunes Golf Course is on the Mississippi River Critical Corridor Area (MRCCA). This is not news, but protecting the bio-diversity is] We must worktogetherto plan and manage this special stretch ofthe river that's best both for the long-term health of the river and Cottage Grove as a River Front City. We have the opportunity to address dense housing and environmental Impacts associated with travel, accommodation and recreational activities. High density housing impacts on parks and reserves include soil erosion, damage to vegetation, disturbances to wildlife, water pollution, increased fire frequency, vandalism and noise. • Benefits of open space conservation should bean integral aspect of planning for a sustainable Cottage Grove. Let's look at and plan for a sustainable future with protection of an asset that has a history and character of place on the Mississippi. Weighing the choice of housing density and the cost of protecting our community's natural area and open space may seem high, but the cost of not protecting this natural open space will be much higher. Thank you for your consideration and the opportunity as a Cottage Grove citizen to have my voice heard. 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