Restoration FAQs
This list of FAQs was developed from resident questions asked during the October 24, 2019 open house and the online comment period that took place from October 29 - November 6, 2019. For additional information not covered in the FAQs please use the contact information on the right side of this page.
- Does the City of Blaine have documentation that specifically states this land was in fact a wetland at one point in time?
- What is the long term plan if this restoration attempt fails?
- Why allow all the development along 109th and Lexington if the goal is to restore/preserve wetlands?
- Are there plans for housing or commercial development?
- What is the process for moving from draft to finalized plan and homeowner’s participate in these conversations/decisions?
- Will all the birds living in trees being cut down, want to live in the trees on my property?
- What are the plans for the trees after they are cut down?
- Why is the tree removal so important?
- How many trees do you anticipate needing to remove and when will residents know how many trees and which trees will be removed?
- Is the city planning on removing stumps from every tree that is cut down?
- What is the process or technique for the buckthorn removal?
- How effective is this buckthorn removal method?
- What is the plan to continue to remove the buckthorn as it regrows?
- Is there a larger map of the invasive species?
- Is there an opportunity to more fully address the buckthorn problem with this project by expanding project to include private property at the request of homeowners?
- How will the regrowth of invasive species be managed?
- What affect does all the chemical treatment of yards in the developments have on the wetlands?
- Dependency on herbicides is concerning, especially since many homes bordering this area have wells. Can buckthorn and reed canary grass be controlled by other means?
- Will there be an effort made to maintain a buffer of trees adjacent to homeowner’s properties?
- Who is responsible for the potential loss in property value as a result of the proposed plan?
- If resident owned land is disturbed, what is the plan for the city to reconstruct our existing landscape?
- Will the small strip of land that is a part of the southern portion but detached from the rest of the portion be included in the restoration?
- How close is the proposed trail or path to the back of private property?
- What has been feedback from communities surrounding the northern portion of the wetland sanctuary that have already been affected by the tree removal?
- Won’t the removal of trees and leaving the grasses increase the fire danger in this southern area?
- Does the city have liability insurance to protect home owners when they do controlled burns?
- How often will controlled burns occur?
- How is the grant funding being applied (e.g. square foot of reconstruction, per acre,…)?
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