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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>All – <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In an offline discussion with a resident I realized that the overall Stormwater Management concept is probably not well known or understood by the public. In many of our imaginations from reading what has been posted we are probably envisioning a 35 acre site devoid of trees and becoming a concrete jungle. The actual look and feel of the site will be much different and includes the implementation of many ‘green’ features not readily found in this area on any development parcel including:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Green Roofs (if you are unfamiliar look here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_roof">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_roof</a> )<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Porous Pavement in the parking areas<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Pond + bio retention areas including rain gardens<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Preservation of 10 of the 35 existing Specimen Trees on-site (more could have been saved had there been a more unified voice from CP and UP against SHA’s requirements along US-1)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-New Trees planted 30-40’ on center with a minimum of 2.5-3” caliper <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Some other interesting tangential features of the site:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Preservation of the existing archaeology of the former MacAlpine icehouse on-site<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Public Art in the Greenway Entrance Feature<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-LEED-NC Certification<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If anyone is interested in reading the details about the site the Planning Board Resolutions may be found here:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>PPS - <a href="http://www.mncppcapps.org/planning/DAMSWEB/Resolution_download.cfm?FilePath=http://mncppcapps.org/planning/Resolutions/2013%20Resolution%20PDFs/4-13002.pdf">http://www.mncppcapps.org/planning/DAMSWEB/Resolution_download.cfm?FilePath=http://mncppcapps.org/planning/Resolutions/2013 Resolution PDFs/4-13002.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>DSP - <a href="http://www.mncppcapps.org/planning/DAMSWEB/Resolution_download.cfm?FilePath=http://mncppcapps.org/planning/Resolutions/2013%20Resolution%20PDFs/DSP-13009.pdf">http://www.mncppcapps.org/planning/DAMSWEB/Resolution_download.cfm?FilePath=http://mncppcapps.org/planning/Resolutions/2013 Resolution PDFs/DSP-13009.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Secondary Amendment - <a href="http://www.mncppcapps.org/planning/DAMSWEB/Resolution_download.cfm?FilePath=http://mncppcapps.org/planning/Resolutions/2013%20Resolution%20PDFs/SA-130001.pdf">http://www.mncppcapps.org/planning/DAMSWEB/Resolution_download.cfm?FilePath=http://mncppcapps.org/planning/Resolutions/2013 Resolution PDFs/SA-130001.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#000040'>Jonathan W. Ebbeler | </span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Councilman Ward 1</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>