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1 <br />Oe-=»r o rp.'^o __9 <br />feb 18S1 <br />iL <br />1^2 ^ rosiQtint Qt OroiiQ, I btrliBvt? th^t another east—west <br />road »rorrldor thrcuqh Orono 13 ».»nn'^cee = ary. We alread'/ have <br />coLinov roacjs 15 ano o* as well as hiQnway i^m wi uh sorne <br />“creative'* ai cernaTii ves and sareuv ^nna flow i mDroveinencs on <br />these three routes^ we should be anie to handle the projected <br />proDlejns. There are loanv nerjative effects that would <br />corne Lo Qur^ cominLUii cy if we ailcw a freeway/e;ipressway Liirouqn <br />Or'orio or surrounding areas. <br />1. destruction of our rural atmosphere <br />2. adverse e-l^fects on the environment *wet lands. <br />parftr, WOODSY <br />pressures for commercial ^and land devei oonicnt s <br />contrary to our cur-rent standards <br />; - <br />Here are some ideas chat coEtld help with tiie tra-f + ic i^.nd <br />take a'.“ay the need ror a freewav/“aMpressway. <br />1. encourage tnrougn trat+ic trom the west to use <br />hioiiway 53 which i= already being cunsidei- ed ror- <br />Lipgraaihg <br />2. arec^s o+ hignwav 12 could be made 5 or 4 lanes or <br />add passing lanes <br />highway 101 is due to be made 4 lanes all the wav <br />to hwv. 55 in 1995 <br />countv roads 19 and 92 are only two o-f a number o-f <br />north-south routes that could help move tra-f + ic <br />between hwys 12 and 55 <br />4. <br />Orono does have the oohion to stop the continuation ai <br />394. MnDot has stated many times that "no build" is a choice <br />■for any o-f us. We have an obligation to provide safe travel <br />throuah Orono, but that does not have to mean tast travel. I <br />and many o-f my neighbors inoveo out he^■e -for the ooen spaces, <br />quiet, and the ability to enjov nature right out our doors. <br />Orono s Comprehensive Plan, as adopted by the City ano r.ne <br />Metropolitan Counci1, also believes in the importance ot these <br />things. A nc -freeway/expresswav option is available to us. I <br />would like to encourage vou to take a stand of preserving wnat <br />we have by stopping 394. <br />- 1 - <br />S' <br />* <br />: <br />‘I <br />*■ <br />■I <br />lUla^Uri -rt IT I »»■.