Open Houses to Discuss Potential Uses for Carriage Hills Land
On Tuesday, July 15 and Tuesday, July 29, two important public meetings will be held to gather ideas from residents concerning how the Carriage Hills land could be used if a referendum scheduled for November 2008 passes.
The City of Eagan reached a contingent settlement in a four-year legal dispute over the former Carriage Hills golf course that will allow voters to decide in November whether the 120-acre site should be purchased by the City for public use or be privately developed.
Wensmann Realty, Inc. has already presented plans of how 90 acres would be developed and 30 acres left as open space. To understand public interest in and options for the land if the entire parcel is acquired by voters, public feedback is needed.
The City has retained consultants with land planning expertise to facilitate and host the public meetings. The Hoisington Koegler Group will record all ideas presented by the public during the meeting. This information will be tabulated into a report that will be given to the City Council in August.
The dates and locations of the meetings are as follows:
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 6:00 p.m. Eagan Community Center – 1501 Central Parkway
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 6:00 p.m. Eagan Room – Eagan City Hall – 3830 Pilot Knob Road
“I’m often amazed by the ideas and insights citizens have to offer, and we look forward to their perspectives regarding Carriage Hills,” said Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire. He said he hopes citizens will weigh-in on appropriate public uses for the property. This feedback will assist the City Council in its deliberations to adopt the referendum question that will be on the ballot in November. That decision must be made no later than September 2nd.
Please plan to be a part of the Carriage Hills process by attending one of these two meetings and sharing your ideas for the future of this land.
