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ROGER JOHNSON. JAMES FORBERG ASSOCIATES I ARCHITECTS 1409 WILLOW STREET I :MINNEAPOLIS I MINNESOTA 55403 I 612-871-7741 ROGER T. JOHNSON, MEMBER A.I.A. / JAMES H. FORBERG I RICHARD H. SMITH I ROY A. SATHER July 8, 1977 New Brighton Planning Commission 803 Fifth Avenue N.W. New Brighton, Minnesota 55112 New Brighton City Council 803 Fifth Avenue N.W. New Brighton, Minnesota 55112 Re: Special Use Permit JUO Property Silver Lake Road and County Road E Gentlemen: At the initial meeting with the Planning Commission for a Special Use Permit for the above property, a number of points of discussion were raised which required clarification. The responses are itemized below and/or included in the memoranda attached. The property for which the application for a Special Use Permit was made is approximately sixty acres located at the northwest corner of Silver Lake Road and County Road E. It is approximately 20001 x 13001. The legal description of the property was included in the original submittal to the Planning Commission. In answer to the questions raised regarding the necessity and value of removi ng the materi a 1 from the si te the fall owi ng items shaul d be considered: 1. It is the policy of the City of New Brighton as stated in the Compre- hensive Plan to remove natural resources from a site before construction rather than building over them. 2. There is a need for fill material of this type in the construction in- dustry and excavating contractors who have been contacted have expressed a strong interest in the material. 3. The Comprehensive Plan encourages the development of deteriorated or blighted areas. Excavation, regrading and future development will serve to improve the character of the existing property and follow the ob- jectives of the Comprehensive Plan. 4. Extraction of the material from the site will allow development of the land and permit a greenspace buffer on the perimiter. It will add a visual amenity to the city.