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<br />Printer version: Growth worries Vadnais Heights; some want less boom, more room <br /> <br />Page 2 of3 <br /> <br />Phil Dommer, vice president of BrightKEYS developers, said demand is driving plans for a 120-unit <br />senior living facility and 40 one-level townhouses. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"Our customers are telling us they want to stay close to home, and there are a number of people in the <br />area who say they would like to stay where their churches are, banks are and families are," he said. "We <br />see this type of community being in demand today with that demand really ramping up in the next <br />number of years." <br /> <br />Developer Pat Goff said his senior living proposals are also the result of what's desired, especially as <br />baby boomers downsize and want services nearby without the hassle of taking care of homes. <br /> <br />But the projects, Arcade Estates East and Arcade Estates West, aren't unanimously popular. The <br />planning commission recommended denying the project, which goes to the council Feb. 15. <br /> <br />"The biggest discomfort I've got is trying to put two- and three-story buildings amongst single-level <br />housing," said neighbor Sandy Mansee, who feels the project is too dense for the area. <br /> <br />Another neighbor, Becca Ripka, agreed. <br /> <br />"My question is, where is the wildlife going to go? The land behind there is practically the only wildlife <br />we have left in our area, and everything else is covered with homes and roads," she said. "A lot of <br />families like mine came here and loved it because our house used to be the end of the world, secluded <br />with all these forests and everything." <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />· PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS IN VADNAIS HEIGHTS <br /> <br />WHAT: Oak Creek Ridge <br /> <br />DETAILS: Two families sold large back-yard parcels that will become 12 single-family lots. A small <br />neighborhood park will be expanded by half an acre. <br /> <br />WHERE: Oak Creek Dr. to the south, Carol Dr. to the north, Edgerton St. to the east. <br /> <br />WHEN: City Council approved the project Feb. 1. Building is planned to begin this spring. <br /> <br />WHO: TMH Development <br /> <br />WHAT: Country Inn and Suites <br /> <br />DETAILS: A 91-room motel <br /> <br />WHERE: East ofI-35E and south of County Rd. E <br /> <br />WHEN: Planning commission recommended the plan Jan. 25. City Council will review it Tuesday. <br /> <br />WHO: Timm and Associates Inc. <br /> <br />. WHAT: Vadnais Gardens <br />DETAILS: A senior housing complex. There will be a four-story 120-unit senior housing and assisted- <br /> <br />http://www.startribune.comldynamic/story . php ?template=print_ a&story=5224 708 <br /> <br />2/9/2005 <br />