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'r1111 I 1)-2 '% ' D ILI:Le IT C �. Trl oI'-•-n.b,; Fd‘ o12-4-(1-36-4 • June 29, 2000 Ms. Michele McPherson, Director of Planning Mr. Stephen Wensman, Planner City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Re: Meadowwoods Concept Plan Narrative Dear Ms. McPherson and Mr. Wensman, Lyman Development Co. is pleased to submit herewith its concept plan for Meadowwoods, our proposed neighborhood for the former Fern Taylor property located in northern Elk River. The following is a narrative description of the 4111 proposed neighborhood design and the thought process and philosophy that crafted it. The Developer Lyman Development Co. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lyman Lumber Company, founded in 1903. Lyman Development Co. was formed in 1973 as the land development arm of the lumber company to provided home sites to the professional building community. During this seventeen year term we have developed over 3500 homesites in cities ranging from Lindstrom to Lakeville and from West Lakeland to Buffalo. We bring to the Meadowwoods endeavor the integrity, the experience and the financial strength necessary to carry this neighborhood through to a successful completion. The lead land planner and engineer for Meadowwoods is the respected firm of McCombs-Frank-Roos, Associates (MFRA) of Plymouth, MN. The Property The Taylor property lies in Section 17 and is westerly of County Road No. 1. It contains approximately 70 acres, of which about one third are wooded to some degree. A large and continuous line of conifers shields the site from view from County Road No. 1 for much of its east boundary. A stand of conifers and hardwoods shields and screens the property from its neighbors for the entire • westerly boundary. Larger stands of screening woods are at the northern and