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Janice Gundlach - Application #04-2977 Pagel <br />From: <br />To: <br />Date: <br />Subject; <br />Charles Nadler <greatday(g|minn.r.et> <br /><jgundlach(8ci.orono.mn. us> <br />1/20/04 5:03PM <br />Application #04-2977 <br />I am a resident of Orono at 2509 Kelly Avenue. Today I just became <br />aware that there is a proposal to allow a restaurant adjacent to the <br />bowling alley to be operated and that the restaurant intends to serve <br />liquor. I am sorry I could not be in attendance tonight but I could not <br />change prior commitments. The purpose of this e-mail is to let you know <br />I am adamantly against allowing this-whether or not liquor is served. <br />Even though the restaurant Is relatively small, any additional traffic <br />at the intersection of KeNy and Shoreline Drive is unacceptable from a <br />safety perspective. I believe that the dty should table any <br />consideration of this conditional use permit until the imp^ on the <br />existing traffic Is thoroughly reviewed. I drive every day at that <br />intersection and can attest that even a small increase in cars coming on <br />and off Shoreline to and from Kelly Avenue adds exponential risk of <br />accidents. Currently there are competing left turn lar.es on Shoreline <br />just east of this intersection which compounds the problem. In the event <br />the Planning Commission is not willing to delay this application to <br />determine the level of negative impact on the safety of the residents <br />that use Kelly and Shoreline Road every day, it should require the Ovvr>er <br />as a condition of approval to create access to the lower parking levti <br />on the West side of the building and dose the existing curb cut from <br />Kelly into the lower parking level of that building. That would <br />effectively move the traffic created from the new use to turn left <br />further west of the Kelly intersection, (and not incidentally west also <br />of the CR 19 intersection) I know that there is quite a grade <br />difference but that does not mean that it should not be required at <br />whatever the cost to the owner if feasible. Kelly is a residential <br />street-not a commercial one- by a quirk of bad prior planning a <br />commercial use has been permitted in the past- but to expand the <br />commerdal nature of the lower level without removing the additional <br />traffic compounds prior mistakes and increase the risk of serious injury <br />to the residents of the area. Respectfully Submitted Charles E Nadler <br />t » <br />wmV •• * <br />' <br />______________________________________-...................................................j <br />M-:" *■ • <br />‘•rj;-