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• The inclusion of pedestrian and bicycle space would allow area residents to more easily & safely <br />access the Dakota trail. <br />For these reasons, we are in favor of including pedestrian and bicycle space on Fox Street. Thank you for <br />allowing us to provide input on this project. <br />-Mike & Jen Olson <br />612.770.7377 <br /> <br />From: Joan Migliori [mailto:jmigliori@usinternet.com] <br />Sent: Friday, September 9, 2022 10:47 AM <br />To: Adam Edwards <aedwards@ci.orono.mn.us> <br />Subject: Fwd: Fox Street bike / pedestrian lane <br /> <br />Adam, <br /> <br />On behalf of Fox Street residents, thank you for the opportunity to express specific concerns with respect to <br />widening Fox Street to allow for a pedestrian / bike lane. <br /> <br />Environmental Impact: <br /> <br />Fox Street is maintained in it’s current state to be minimally impactful to the environs, allowing water to drain <br />from the upper portion of the subwatershed to a large wetland complex along the marshes of Fox Street through <br />to Lake Minnetonka. Altering the hard surface on Fox Street would likely cause drainage damage and degradation, <br />limiting the effectiveness of current drainage pathways flowing from other subwatersheds north of Fox street and <br />beyond. <br /> <br />Safety Impact: <br /> <br />Fox Street is a country road with many hills and valleys with blind driveway access and egress. Installing a bike / <br />pedestrian path would increase safety risks to bikers, pedestrians and drivers due to the road topography. The <br />natural flooding that occurs in spring would be an additional safety and maintenance factor to consider. <br /> <br />In summary, the concerns outlined here ought to be considered with consultation from the Minnehaha Creek <br />Watershed District (MCWD) for potential precedent setting alterations to Fox Street. The MCWD would need to <br />consider engineering assessments and any potential policy changes to accommodate similar future requests. <br /> <br />Thank you for your service to the City of Orono and will look forward to the September 12th meeting. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Joan Migliori <br /> <br />