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Jane SlaughtC! <br />4545 Wayzatci Blvd. <br />Maple Plain, SfN 55359 <br />April 22, 199‘- <br />City of Oron(» <br />Lin Zee. City' Clerk <br />2750 Kelley Parkway <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crj'Stal Bay, fiTN 55323-0066 <br />ph: 473-73*57 / fax: 249-4616 <br />RE: Townline Roatl (possibilities >br County Rd 19?) <br />Dear Honorable Mayor, City Clcrl and City Council of Orono, <br />I ask that City Clerk Lin Zee copy each of y ou with this letter. Then 1 will know you have an <br />understanding of what I liave lcam :d. I w ould like to share it with you. <br />During and a::ler the Orono's “Public Infomiation Meeting Concerning a Plan to Close Townlinc <br />Road at Hwy, 12” I heard a concern that I thouglit 1 needed to learn more about. <br />Some people suggested the reason o not be agreeable witli the closure of Townlinc Road at the <br />intersection of Hwy. 12 is because Hennepin County may want to take over the roud and change it <br />to County Road 19 I believe they thought a closing would eliminate the possibility of their hope <br />for a county toad. However, after speaking with Tom Johnson from Hennepin County Planning <br />Department,'' believe this concern is not valid. <br />Tom Johnson confinncd that Townlinc Road is penciled in on their draft of a transportation plan <br />map for county roads. 1 understanc this map is a tool they use to see areas that they want to <br />consider furtli.:r, at a later time. Tins doesn’t mean that they have made a decision to go ahead <br />w ith any chair'cs in these areas, ra her it’s just a reminder that these areas arc possible options that <br />haven’t been rliminated. Tom said e\en if everything was favorable to put County RD. 19 in place <br />of Towmlinc Road, it would probaljly be at least 15 years from now and that would mean all cities’ <br />would ha\ e to be agreeable. <br />Wlicn I explained to Tom that some people oppose tlic idea of the closing at Townlinc Road <br />because it woi Id lessen tlie chance of the county road, Tom explained contrary reasoning. <br />Tom indicated that even if Townlinc Road was closed and traffic lights were put in, it would not <br />eliminate tlie possibility of the coiitity to re-open that part of the intersection for County Road 19. <br />He stated that an alrct*dy existing signal tvould add support to the argument of hating tlic County' <br />Road put in. Me mentioned that he believes it would be possible to design a signal hat ing a closure <br />without precluding the possibility cf going to tlie soutli in tlic future; and the years in bettveen <br />would have a jiayback of safety. <br />During fuithci discussion it bccain ; apparent that the cities should be aware that they could request <br />to MnDot that. If a signal goes in .md a closure is part of the design, it could be contingent on a <br />100 IQ (IMS HI HI iH‘j ni9 vvd re:ft 1H.I. 66 rr to <br />- <br />(