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Developer outlines Nord 61 plan to fill degraded wetland, buy bank credits and manage stormwater on-site

Inver Grove Heights Environmental Advisory Commission · February 26, 2026
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Developer Ace Land Holdings told the Inver Grove Heights Environmental Advisory Commission on Feb. 26 that the Nord 61 townhome project would remove a degraded on-site wetland (Wetland 7) and replace it at a 2:1 ratio using wetland-bank credits, while relying on a central retention pond and an HOA-managed reuse system for stormwater.

Dave Stoffer, director of development for Ace Land Holdings, told the Inver Grove Heights Environmental Advisory Commission on Feb. 26 that his company’s Nord 61 project would remove a degraded, centrally located wetland on the roughly 23-acre site to create a stormwater retention pond and mitigate runoff on-site.

"The wetland itself has been fairly degraded to the point where there's invasive species. There doesn't seem to be any life in there whatsoever," Stoffer said, describing what he called Wetland 7 at the center of the planned development. He said the plan calls for about 119 rental townhomes and rowhomes, two access points and a central clubhouse, with stormwater captured in the…

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