1. What is your relationship with the watershed? (select all that apply to you) I live or own property in a rural area in the watershed, I participate in other water-based recreation (boating, paddling, etc.), I am a nature enthusiast/outdoors person
2. Which SWMO streams do you value most? (check all that apply) Credit River, Minnesota River, Sand Creek
3. Which SWMO lakes do you value most? (check all that apply) Cedar Lake, Cleary Lake, Cynthia Lake, O’Dowd Lake
4. How do you use the lakes, streams, and wetlands in your community or surrounding communities? (Please rank them in order of 1=most important use to you, 6=least important use to you) Walking or running on trails adjacent to the water, Canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, Swimming, Wildlife watching
5. What needs to improve or stay the same for your activities chosen in the previous question to continue? Clean clear water
6. What do you care about when it comes to water?
Please read the following list of goals and identify whether you think they are very important, somewhat important, or not important to include in the plan update
8. What concerns or issues need to be addressed, and what is your level of concern?
9. Has your property been affected by flooding? If so, please explain how it’s been affected and how often. If not, please enter NA NA
10. The below is a list of concerns that we need to address related to our lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater in the Scott Watershed Management Organization. How concerned are you about each of these topics?
11. What other watershed issues are concerning to you?
Use this comment area to provide additional detail on the issues above or add new issues The possibility/ability of water bottling companies to bottle water from our watershed; threat to our water needs
12. What is your level of support for these actions to improve water quality in your neighborhood or community?
14. Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Private well
15. Do you know what the top pollutants are in drinking water in your area? Yes
If yes, please list them if you know Arsenic
Nitrates
Coliform
Lead
16. What method of communication do you like best to learn about watershed information? Scott County SCENE
17. Which community do you live in? Spring Lake Township
18. How old are you? 65+
19. Do you own land in the watershed? Yes
20. If yes, is it agricultural land? No
21. How many acres do you own? 0-5
22. What is your ethnicity/race? White or Caucasian
23. Which languages can you speak fluently? (check all that apply) English

I am opposed to this. This is an agricultural area We don’t want Big businesses that are going to require all of our roads to be updated and then we’re stuck paying for it we don’t want the traffic we don’t want The noise. The area proposed is a wetland if this was anybody else they would be banned from touching the land because you want more tax money, you’re going to allow it this should be put to a vote by the citizens The very ones were going to have to deal with the repercussions of your decisions.

1. What is your relationship with the watershed? (select all that apply to you) I live or own property in a rural area in the watershed
2. Which SWMO streams do you value most? (check all that apply) Credit River, Minnesota River, Sand Creek, Other - All of them, and the aquifers.
3. Which SWMO lakes do you value most? (check all that apply) No preference
4. How do you use the lakes, streams, and wetlands in your community or surrounding communities? (Please rank them in order of 1=most important use to you, 6=least important use to you) Walking or running on trails adjacent to the water, Wildlife watching
Are there any other ways you use the lakes, streams, and wetlands in your community or surrounding communities? No.
6. What do you care about when it comes to water?
Please read the following list of goals and identify whether you think they are very important, somewhat important, or not important to include in the plan update
7. Are there any other goals you think should be added or changed? The bottling plant in Elko should not be allowed. There are so many households using that aquifer. We don't need to add more plastic to be manufactured, let alone shipped out of state, or anywhere. The water quality isn't that great at present; it will only get worse.
8. What concerns or issues need to be addressed, and what is your level of concern?
9. Has your property been affected by flooding? If so, please explain how it’s been affected and how often. If not, please enter NA NA
10. The below is a list of concerns that we need to address related to our lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater in the Scott Watershed Management Organization. How concerned are you about each of these topics?
11. What other watershed issues are concerning to you?
Use this comment area to provide additional detail on the issues above or add new issues See comments on bottling plant.
12. What is your level of support for these actions to improve water quality in your neighborhood or community?
13. Do you have other ideas of solutions to improve water quality? Please describe below Sprinklers run too often, using more groundwater. Often they run during the rain or right after, and into the streets, gravel, or empty lots.
14. Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Private well, Yes, groundwater
15. Do you know what the top pollutants are in drinking water in your area? No
16. What method of communication do you like best to learn about watershed information? Scott County SCENE, NextDoor, Email
17. Which community do you live in? City of Credit River
18. How old are you? 65+
19. Do you own land in the watershed? Yes
20. If yes, is it agricultural land? No
21. How many acres do you own? 6-10
22. What is your ethnicity/race? White or Caucasian
23. Which languages can you speak fluently? (check all that apply) English

1. What is your relationship with the watershed? (select all that apply to you) I live or own property in a rural area in the watershed, I fish in the watershed, I participate in other water-based recreation (boating, paddling, etc.)
2. Which SWMO streams do you value most? (check all that apply) Minnesota River
3. Which SWMO lakes do you value most? (check all that apply) Unsure
4. How do you use the lakes, streams, and wetlands in your community or surrounding communities? (Please rank them in order of 1=most important use to you, 6=least important use to you) Wildlife watching, Walking or running on trails adjacent to the water, Fishing, Canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding
Are there any other ways you use the lakes, streams, and wetlands in your community or surrounding communities? Wildlife habitat preservation
5. What needs to improve or stay the same for your activities chosen in the previous question to continue? Better run off control. The Blakeley area has been neglected with severe erosion
6. What do you care about when it comes to water?
Please read the following list of goals and identify whether you think they are very important, somewhat important, or not important to include in the plan update
7. Are there any other goals you think should be added or changed? Restore or mitigate erosion and runoff. Prevent further degradation and erosion
8. What concerns or issues need to be addressed, and what is your level of concern?
10. The below is a list of concerns that we need to address related to our lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater in the Scott Watershed Management Organization. How concerned are you about each of these topics?
11. What other watershed issues are concerning to you?
Use this comment area to provide additional detail on the issues above or add new issues The erosion in the Belle Plaine & Blakeley area needs to be addressed. Wetlands need better protection. We are allowing too much ag tiling and not protecting watershed and wetlands
12. What is your level of support for these actions to improve water quality in your neighborhood or community?
14. Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Private well
15. Do you know what the top pollutants are in drinking water in your area? Yes
If yes, please list them if you know Nitrates, lead, Arsenic
16. What method of communication do you like best to learn about watershed information? Scott County Website, Scott County SCENE, Facebook, Regular mail
17. Which community do you live in? Blakeley Township
18. How old are you? 45-54
19. Do you own land in the watershed? Yes
20. If yes, is it agricultural land? Yes
21. How many acres do you own? More than 20
22. What is your ethnicity/race? White or Caucasian
If you prefer to self-identify, please provide your answer here Carol Wentworth
23. Which languages can you speak fluently? (check all that apply) English

1. What is your relationship with the watershed? (select all that apply to you) I live or own property in an urban area in the watershed, I am a nature enthusiast/outdoors person
2. Which SWMO streams do you value most? (check all that apply) Minnesota River, No preference
3. Which SWMO lakes do you value most? (check all that apply) No preference
4. How do you use the lakes, streams, and wetlands in your community or surrounding communities? (Please rank them in order of 1=most important use to you, 6=least important use to you) Walking or running on trails adjacent to the water, Wildlife watching
5. What needs to improve or stay the same for your activities chosen in the previous question to continue? Increased management of invasive species, winter trail grooming, repair and increase benches along banks and trails.
6. What do you care about when it comes to water?
Please read the following list of goals and identify whether you think they are very important, somewhat important, or not important to include in the plan update
7. Are there any other goals you think should be added or changed? Increase physical accessibility for disabled individuals.
8. What concerns or issues need to be addressed, and what is your level of concern?
9. Has your property been affected by flooding? If so, please explain how it’s been affected and how often. If not, please enter NA NA
10. The below is a list of concerns that we need to address related to our lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater in the Scott Watershed Management Organization. How concerned are you about each of these topics?
12. What is your level of support for these actions to improve water quality in your neighborhood or community?
13. Do you have other ideas of solutions to improve water quality? Please describe below Strictly, enforced, regulations on what types of chemicals can be used or added into products, manufacturing, and agriculture.
14. Do you know where your drinking water comes from? City water supply
15. Do you know what the top pollutants are in drinking water in your area? No
16. What method of communication do you like best to learn about watershed information? Scott WMO annual newsletter, Newspaper (online or hard copy), Email, Regular mail
17. Which community do you live in? City of Jordan
18. How old are you? 26-34
19. Do you own land in the watershed? Yes
20. If yes, is it agricultural land? No
21. How many acres do you own? 0-5
22. What is your ethnicity/race? Asian, South Asian, or of Asian or South Asian descent, Middle Eastern, North African, or of Middle Eastern or North African descent, White or Caucasian
If you prefer to self-identify, please provide your answer here Mixed Romani
23. Which languages can you speak fluently? (check all that apply) English

1. What is your relationship with the watershed? (select all that apply to you) I live or own property in an urban area in the watershed, I participate in other water-based recreation (boating, paddling, etc.), I am a nature enthusiast/outdoors person
2. Which SWMO streams do you value most? (check all that apply) Minnesota River, Other - All creeks and rivers that flow into the Minnesota from the SWMO
3. Which SWMO lakes do you value most? (check all that apply) O’Dowd Lake, Other - Of course I care about all lake but have checked O'Dowd because I live on it and have concerns about invasive weeds taking over.
4. How do you use the lakes, streams, and wetlands in your community or surrounding communities? (Please rank them in order of 1=most important use to you, 6=least important use to you) Swimming, Wildlife watching, Canoeing, kayaking, paddle boarding, Motor boating, Fishing, Walking or running on trails adjacent to the water
5. What needs to improve or stay the same for your activities chosen in the previous question to continue? O'Dowd Lake needs to deal with invasive weed spread.
6. What do you care about when it comes to water?
Please read the following list of goals and identify whether you think they are very important, somewhat important, or not important to include in the plan update
8. What concerns or issues need to be addressed, and what is your level of concern?
9. Has your property been affected by flooding? If so, please explain how it’s been affected and how often. If not, please enter NA NA
10. The below is a list of concerns that we need to address related to our lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater in the Scott Watershed Management Organization. How concerned are you about each of these topics?
11. What other watershed issues are concerning to you?
Use this comment area to provide additional detail on the issues above or add new issues As you can see I am concerned about most aspects of water quality.
Waveboats/ wakeboats do harm to shallow lakes and should not be allowed on these lakes.
12. What is your level of support for these actions to improve water quality in your neighborhood or community?
13. Do you have other ideas of solutions to improve water quality? Please describe below Educate and then regulate shoreline "development."
14. Do you know where your drinking water comes from? Private well
15. Do you know what the top pollutants are in drinking water in your area? No
16. What method of communication do you like best to learn about watershed information? Scott County SCENE, Scott WMO annual newsletter, Email, Regular mail, Other - I would say local newspaper but we are currently without one.
17. Which community do you live in? City of Shakopee
18. How old are you? 65+
19. Do you own land in the watershed? Yes
20. If yes, is it agricultural land? No
21. How many acres do you own? 0-5
22. What is your ethnicity/race? White or Caucasian
23. Which languages can you speak fluently? (check all that apply) English

Hi, I would like my property added to the proposed hamlet in Union Hill. I also would like smaller lot sizes to be considered for this hamlet. Currently they are 1 per 40 acres.

My name is Andy Jensen, a Lydia resident at 20636 Parkfield Avenue. I appreciate the opportunity to attend the informational town meeting at the Spring Lake town hall earlier this week regarding the Lydia Hamlet proposal. I do have feelings towards the approval for future development options for our small area, as my comment card was filled out - but I feel further explanation is required.

I was a Shakopee resident for 14 years, buying my first house at 20 years old. After I met, and married my wife, we decided Shakopee was not the city we wanted to start a family in, and the house was also was not in our future. We sold, and looked for another house for over one year before finding the house we are in now. It took a LOT of looking, but within seconds of finding our home on Parkfield Avenue - we knew it was the one. We have been happy residents with fantastic neighbors for almost 8 years now. I like being involved with projects and community, and appreciate improvement.

To start, I am for improving our small area of the community - within reason. Our small area of Lydia isn't the prettiest of little stops along the highway, but it doesn't need to be a metropolis either. If my neighbors feel like the current rules are holding them back from possible home improvements, and they have a legitimate reason for an amendment to an old statute to proceed with their improvement, I feel they should be heard out.

As far as allowing any other than SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL improvements, I am strongly against it.

We do not need any commercial buildings. The argument is that Lydia once had a bank, gas station, feed mill, etc, is irrelevant. If the need for these commercial buildings/business' were still needed - they would still be there. We are 8 miles from Jordan, 5 miles from Prior Lake, and 10 miles from New Prague. Not far enough from any to be inconvenienced for lifes simple necessities.

My concern is the extreme decreased value for our residential properties, specifically mine and a handful of close neighbors. I moved out of the "city" for a little peace and quiet. To allow a convenience store, micro brew, restaurant, an additional small office building (we already have one), etc is not welcome in my opinion. A majority of the undeveloped land in the Lydia Hamlet is wetland, and undevelopable.

One of a few spots that are currently developed with a non-residential structures include Prime Time, the small dive bar with sloped floors and side of the road ambiance. It's plenty for us.

The other property - the old school was purchased (along with the old bank, and the pole building on the south side of Lydia) - by one owner who does NOT reside in Lydia. They are 100% behind commercial development of course, but have zero regard for the residents who live here. They are the type of company that would welcome a 24/7 gas station, surrounded with bright lights, constant traffic of non-residents stopping for gas, snacks, and general gas station stuff - causing congestion and noise from car washes, and additional vehicles in the area. Not to mention the noise, fuel trucks required to fill the tanks, the general constant flow of vendors to replenish the snacks and concessions, etc. It is no secret for the (unintentional) lack of respect that gas station users have for the small town that surrounds it. They would be the business that would push for it.

The same goes for any other commercial establishment. A restaurant would invite not only patron traffic, but multiple food vendor trucks in the early morning, dumpsters filled with restaurant trash, a HUGE septic system, and noise. Anyone who has been within close proximity of a restaurant dumpster (or pressurized septic mound on a busy day) knows they have a strong distinct odor. In addition to that - all commercial buildings have enough lights on them, and around them, to be lit up like a stadium. As if the glow from Mystic Lake Casino isn't enough, now we would allow it in our own little town? No way.

My property is directly to the west of the old school building, across the street from the Campbell property (20611 Parkfield), who's property backs up to the old school property. Eventually the Campbells will move, and her property would be prime for commercial development. (The school owners have already proven they are the type of company willing to gobble up any property they feel will have a use for in the future.) Campbell property starts on the NE corner of Hwy 10 & Parkfield Avenue at the west side of Lydia. HOWEVER, to allow a commercial building in place of her house would greatly reduce the property value of the houses that surround it - mostly affecting my neighbors (20570 Parkfield), and my family (20636 Parkfield), but ALL neighbors to the Lydia area would feel the negitive change. To live in peace and quiet out of town has been a dream for me, as it is for most residents in the area. To allow the availability for an option of a gas station, restaurant, or similar would destroy all of that, including cutting the value of my home in half, and I don't want it to become an option for anyone.

Imagine buying my home, on a fully developed, dead end residential street, with mostly 10 acre properties (fantastic demographic) - only to find out a decade later that the possibility of a commercial building has the opportunity (even if slight) to become the only thing I would see out my front window, and every morning when I leave my driveway, or across the street from my front yard where my kids and I fly kites. You too would be outraged.

I would not have any problems with changes made to the rules for the improvements to the SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTAL zoning rules - but that's it.

I have talked with many neighbors on this topic, and I'm sure they share many of my feelings, but this can only officially represent my household. I hope they also reach out to our county regarding this matter.

Please include me in any future public meetings and decisions related to my neighborhood development. My community is important to me, and I take it very seriously.

Thank you.

Respectively,

Andy Jensen
20636 Parkfield Avenue
Jordan, MN 55352

Strolling hills trail
Scenic view trail
I hope it's a Native American name. Thanks for asking all of us!:smiley:
How about waste of money trail?
Serenity Trail.
Green Way
Lots of animals and birds on the finished parts of the trail:
Hawk Valley Trail
Turkey Trail
Fox Run Trail
Coyote Crossing Trail
Eagle Eye Trail
I always think of deer and see them around. So: Deer Path Trail
Minnesota Valley Regional Trail
"Sakpe Trail". Or something with "Sakpe" in it.
Maybe the Environmental Ethics class at Shakopee High could help this- email [email protected]
Uŋkuwapi (Oon-kew-ahpi) is Dakota for "we follow"