The proposed plan calls for "model villages" in different parts of town. In the Forest Lake Specific Plan that was approved by the city in 2005 the area east of the lake, south of 15th, west of 5th Avenue East, and north of Lakeview (20th Street East) was designated for possible redevelopment as "Neighborhood Mixed Use" (just south of 15th) and "Mixed Residential" (continuing to the south). Such a redevelopment would be entirely consistent with the model village concept, allowing for mixed neighborhood commercial along 15th and then mixed residential to the south. This area was devastated on 4-27 and several blocks have been leveled. I am well aware that the first barrier to such a redevelopment is the fact that there are numerous owners of this property. Accumulating the property would be difficult and would I think require that the city take a role. Any such development would require that the property owners be fairly and reasonably compensated. I DO NOT think that the use of eminent domain in this area would be the right thing to do. Perhaps incentives for the property owners could be offered (option or right of first refusal of residental structures in the new development?). This would be a difficult idea to carry off. Nonetheless, it would be beneficial to the commercial development along 15th, to the neighborhood, and to the city as a whole. One final thought - I would like for the mixed residential to include small, reasonably priced town homes where older citizens could downsize for retirment in this convenient, family friendly area (roughly like the town homes at Pine Valley).