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H ----------- -W-- <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />DATE: <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Ron Moorse, City Administrator <br />January 23, 1997 <br />SUBJECT: Request for Relocation of the Intersection of Orono Lane and County Road 15 <br />Several residents of Orono Lane have recently written letters to the City Council requesting the <br />relocation of the intersection of Orono Lane and County Road 15 to increase the site distance in <br />relation to the curve on County Road 15. These letters are attached. <br />The option of relocating the Orono Lane intersection was reviewed early in the planning process for <br />the current County Road 15 reconstruction project. The option was not pursued for several reasons. <br />1. It would require the acquisition of a substantial amount of additional right-of-way. <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />It would require the construction of a new extension or relocation of Orono Lane <br />which would need to be located within a designated wetland. <br />The city and county would need to mitigate the loss of a substantial amount of <br />wetland. <br />The property owner was very much opposed to the impact of a realigned Orono Lane <br />on his property. <br />The County staff have indicated the current plan for the Orono Lane intersection will significantly <br />improve the site distance in relation to the County Road 15 curve. The County may be able to make <br />additional adjustments to the current plan to further improve the site distance. If, upon completion <br />of the project, these improvements are found to inadequately address the safety concerns related to <br />the curve, a separate project to relocate the intersection could be planned. <br />The process of planning and designing a relocation of Orono Lane and the Orono Lane intersection, <br />and amending the current County 15 final plans to reflect the relocated intersection, would require <br />a substantial amount of time. It would delay the County Road 15 project for a year, which would <br />cause the funding for the project to lapse. The funding would have to be reauthorized by the County <br />Board in competition with other County-wide priorities. <br />Staff recommends moving forward with the Coumy Road 15 project as currently planned, and <br />reviewing the need for additional intersection improvements after completion of the project.