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5-21-1999 2:43PM FROM CITY OF INDEPENDENCE Si2 479 0528 <br />CITY OF <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY <br />May 21, 1999 <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br />City of Orono <br />P.O Box 66 <br />Orono MN 35323-0066 <br />SUBJECT Town Line Road Closure <br />Dear Mayor and City Council Members <br />Enclosed is a copy of the Independence Council discussion of 4-13-99 regarding Town <br />Line Road The Independence City Coui^cil and 1 feel it would be a huge mistake to close <br />Town Line Road at this time for several reasons <br />1.With a signal going in on Highway 12 and County State Aid Highway #83 this <br />summer we need to wait and see how that will change the breaks in traffic from <br />the west <br />Maple Plain does have opportunity to add a street from North Budd through the <br />Industrial Park This would allow more of those north of Highway 12 the <br />to get cn or across Highway 12 at the signalized intersection of <br />CS.AH 83 This is part of the City's comprehensive plan <br />With a signal at CSAH 29 and Highway 12 wc are afraid that Perkinsvillc Road in <br />Independence and Independence Street in Maple Plain (which are residential <br />streets) would end up being major transportation routes for many people and <br />would create new hazards - especially for the children in the area <br />Maple Plain needs to take the initiative of closing some of its side streets first Tn <br />fact, the City allowed a new entrance on to Highway 1 2 at the shopping center <br />just west of CSAH 29 and Totvn Line Road, which has created a new hazard <br />The unknown of how much development will take place in the portion of Medina <br />cast of Town Line Road is of great concern to residents in Independence and <br />Orono south of Highway 12. <br />P. 1 <br />1920 county road 90. MAPLE PLAIN. MINNESOTA 55359 - PHONE (612) 479-0527 - FAX (612) 479 0528