How Will New Development in Woodbury Impact Local Schools?

South Washington County Schools officials are continually apprised of new development plans in area cities.

As Woodbury prepares for 6,000 new homes in the Phase 2 area of the city over the next decade, District 833 officials are keeping an eye on future attendance needs. Mike Vogel, assistant to the superintendent for operations, said South Washington County Schools officials meet regularly with Woodbury and Cottage Grove leaders about future growth. Woodbury’s Phase 2 is near East Ridge High School, but Vogel said he doesn’t expect the new development will have much of an impact at the high school in the near term. “Most families don’t move when their kids are at that age,” he said. Instead, the district expects the immediate need to come at the elementary and middle school levels. Much of Phase 2 falls in the Bailey Elementary boundary, Vogel…

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Punch Pizza Plans, Snowy City, Hair Necessities: Woodbury Rewind

A look back at the news of the week in Woodbury.

Major Snowstorm Hits Woodbury: Share Your Photos Got snow photos? Add them to this post. Plans in the Works for New Woodbury Charter School From the founder of Footprints Academy, Woodbury Leadership Academy would be for students in seventh and eighth grade. Urine Trouble, Leaf Him Alone, State Farm Signal: Woodbury Police Blotter One item: Police were called about a man who approached a home on Walnut Lane and asked a resident for a glass of water. Officers arrived and found he was part of a drywall crew but later learned he is a registered sex offender. Police were following up with the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Cheers! Unique Art Studio to Open in Woodbury Cheers Pablo will open in Tamarack Village early next year. Calls …

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Phase 1 for Phase 2: New Development Plans for Woodbury

The Woodbury City Council got a look at the proposed Bailey Lake development during Wednesday night’s meeting.

The journey toward 6,000 new homes in Woodbury begins with a single step. Or maybe a single 40-acre parcel with 98 homes. Bailey Lake represents the first development application for Woodbury’s so-called Phase 2, a portion of which the city recently opened up for development. The Woodbury City Council on Wednesday approved several measures that move the project forward. “That’s a big milestone,” Mayor Mary Giuliani Stephens said following the council’s unanimous approval. Ryland Homes, in conjunction with Woodbury-Tandem Limited Partnership, plans two phases of development in the area (see map). The first is the 40-acre, 98-home development; the second, south of the first, is a 60-acre parcel where developers are planning 209 new homes. …

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Kris Janisch

8:54 am on Monday, December 17, 2012

Here's Eric's blog post about the development: http://patch.com/B-cGXQ   more ›

Woodbury to Consider Opening Up Phase 2 for More Development

An update on the Gateway Corridor is also on Wednesday night’s Woodbury City Council agenda.

In January, the city decided to defer the opening of the Phase 2 area of the Woodbury for development. With infrastructure improvements in the works and an apparently rebounding housing market, Woodbury will again discuss its options for allowing further housing in Phase 2. Spread across 2,150 acres, the area has enough land to accommodate about 600 units a year for a decade, according to a memo for the Woodbury City Council, which will discuss the matter Wednesday night.       Related: Woodbury Defers Opening Phase 2 for Development Specifically, city staff believes the Fields of Woodbury area (sub-phase 2A) is ready for development, based on declining lot inventory in the city and an uptick in the housing market. There would still be …

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Paul Whackernutz

10:04 am on Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Not all is as it appears. The "uptick" is being caused by a shortage of homes on the market. There are a lot of people that would like to sell but can't because they owe more than they can sell for. The foreclosure and short sale wave hasn't run it's course yet, either, and could get worse if the economy stumbles. The feds reported yesterday that mortgage lending is at a 16 year low despite …   more ›

New Woodbury Development Will Feature ‘Tree Trenches’

A tree trench is a new method of planting that helps trees grow and filter water better.

Woodbury officials hope the trees at a new development slated near the Bielenberg Sports Center grow tall and strong—and treat water more efficiently. The Woodbury City Council on Wednesday took a look at the latest master plan for Bielenberg Gardens, a large mixed-use development planned for the area south of Bailey Road between Radio Drive and Bailey Elementary. Part of the plans outlined by Woodbury Associate Planner Eric Searles include “tree trenches,” a new system that will be used for the first time in Woodbury at the 160-acre site. Tree trenches are fairly new to urban planning in general, he said. Soil borings at the site have shown that it’s a somewhat sandy area, Community Development Director Dwight Picha said. “We believe (the…

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