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* • / ! • ^ 'July 2,1999 City of Orono PO Box 66 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066 To Whom It May Concern: I am writing In response to your letter dated June 17,1999, wherein you asked residents in the area of Townline Road to provide written comments regarding the proposed Townline Road options. We have lived at the intersection of Townline Road and County t\oad 6 (Watertown Road) for ten years. In those ten years we have noticed a dramatic increase in traffic on both County Road 6 and Townline Road. To our great disappointment. County Road 6 has now been turned into Highway 6. Despite the fact that the posted speed limit is 40 mph. This is also the case with Townline Road. People have continued to drive up and down Townline at Increasing rr 'es of speed. Since Townline is basically not maintained this makes traversing that road even more dangerous. Particularly to those of us who drive at reasonable speeds. Additionally, I have literally lost count of the number of times I have seen my life passing before me because of another driver’s Illegal reckless driving on Townline Road. Either coming head- on at me, or nearly rear-ending me. I have also been harassed by drivers who insist on speeding as they use Townline as a shortcut to their destination. We have observed that since our property is at the intersection of Orono, Independence and Maple Plain that no city is willing to police traffic speeds. Consequently, we view the closing of Townline Road as a way to artificially keep people from speeding up and down Townline Road. We hope Townline Road is closed permanently. Although we use Townline regularly to drive up to Maple Plain and to access Highway 12, we would happily go the long way around. Sincerely,____ Barbara Le s:\legal\usrtxf\mitcMovy1ine.doc 07/02/99