Reminder: Lakes at Lyndale Public Meeting Tuesday

Residents are invited to give feedback on plans on how to connect Richfield's urban center together.

City to Hold Open House for Lakes at Lyndale Connectivity Plan

Residents are invited to give feedback on plans on how to connect Richfield's urban center together.

The City of Richfield, in conjunction with the planning firm of Short Elliot Hendrickson Inc. (SEH), will be hosting a public open house to solicit comments and feedback relating to the proposed connectivity plan for the Lakes at Lyndale area. The open house will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Wood Lake Nature Center (6710 Lake Shore Drive, Richfield). For more information regarding the open house or the planning process, please visit the City’s website at www.cityofrichfield.org or contact the City’s Community Development department at 612-861-9760. Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter

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Richfield Residents Want to Keep Lyndale Garden Center’s History Alive

Site developers and a partner agency present findings of community workshop series.

Richfield residents want to maintain the history of the 66th Street area by preserving the existing building. That's according to findings from three community workshops, hosted by developers and their partners, to engage the public in the redevelopment process of the vacant Lyndale Garden Center. Keeping the existing building has been the plan all along, and the fact that residents wish to maintain it is a sign the developers, the Cornerstone Group, is on the same page. “[The workshop process] really confirmed and enforced the things we already wanted to do with the site,” Colleen Carey, president of the Cornerstone Group, said. “I think it went well and we developed a rapport with the [community].” Other things on residents’ wish lists …

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Caitlin Burgess

9:07 am on Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Yes, Kelly. Unfortunately, developers won't be able to make everyone happy, but I think once the development is completed it will finally get that area back to what it should be - a town center. Whether or not someone would normally shop at co-op or not, it will be hard not to take advantage of the common space and the pedestrian friendly design. It should be interesting!   more ›