HELP SAVE THE WEDGEWOOD FOREST IN SHOREWOOD, MN

There must be less expensive and less destructive ways to deal with the drainage problems. Seek solutions not designed by engineering co. that earn them money ! ?

You can't restore this habitat. It is a precious resource.

I sure hope this land can be saved.....

Please spread the word and save this forest.

Stop the destruction of the Natural beauty, if your worried about run off make it a part of developers lands responsibility not the communities loss.

Shorewood city government continues to mow down greenspace. I have lived here for 24 years and it has been non-stop. It's about time the community spoke up.

Please keep these woods intact. Cancel the plan to destroy them.

Trees and plants are nature’s way of filtering our air and water. Removing them would be a miatake.

This area is not wetlands- it is woods- to proceed with this project would be a mistake. You have no guarantee this will fix the issue, these woods are precious, beautiful and are needed to maintain the beauty that i believe the city of Shorewood is/SHOULD try to preserve

Destroying any more natural habitat in the area is a mistake.

Please leave this area alone. Must humans destroy everything? Find another way.

In these crazy times we need more wild, green and quiet spaces not less. Destruction of these places is not only a crime against nature but a crime against humanity.

Please preserve the forest and the habitats that are back there! There has to be a better way!

As mentioned by a citizen during the public hearing for this project, the city denied the county the ability to clean and re-establish the culvert on the south side of the trail which is part of the intended drainage plan for this area. The most cost effective and conservative move would have been to re-establish that culvert during the trail crossing construction at hwy 19. Although it wasn't done then, re-establishing that culvert is still the most cost effective option with the least amount of environmental impact. The fact that the City of Shorewood opted out of a fiscally responsible fix in the past and continues to ignore that option should be concerning to all who voted for the decision makers in this process.

I walk through these woods daily. A reason I moved to Tonka Bay. Do not take our trees away.

Keep the woods. If we wanted to look at holding ponds we would move to Eden Prairie.

I've seen several endangered species in this forest including: Northern long- eared bats. It would be a true shame for this forest to be destroyed and replaced with a stagnant holding pond to breed mosquitos.

This land is directly across the street from my property. I am concerned with safety aspects for my children and others, as well as potential flooding and property damage to my property. Residents have resisted attempts at this for years. There has to be a better way.

This area has known burial grounds and other irreplaceable environmental assets. Destroy these at a cost of $750,000. No guarantees from the city this will solve run-off issues. Crazy!!!

Please don’t ruin that beautiful forest.