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GRAY PLANT MOOTY 2-13-1997 15:52 PAGE 1/2 RightFAX <br />MEMORAJNDlliM <br />TO:City Administrator. Ron Moorse <br />FROM: Richard Flint <br />RE:S princ Hill Golf Club Environmental Assessment Work Sheet <br />DATE: February 13. 1997 <br />As we discussed, it would be desirable for the City of Orono as the Responsible <br />Governmental Unit to provide its preliminary comments, to the extent possible, to the <br />Spring Hill Golf Course promoters and their advisors prior to the Councirs work session <br />next Tluirsday, February 20. My initial comments which 1 request be forwarded to the <br />Orono Mayor, City Council members and to the proposer and his advisors are as follows. <br />I will continue to review the EA W in greater detail and will keep you advised if 1 have <br />additional comments. <br />I. Item 22 - Traffic- Impact on Adjacent Roads and Infrastnicture. The^lata <br />presented to date fails to convince me that the conclusions e.xpressed in the draft are <br />correct in concluding that the project traffic warrants no capacity improvements to <br />County Road 6. Spring Hill Road or East Long Lake Road. Both East Long Lake Road <br />and Spring Hill Road may be significantly impacted by the relocation of the Spring Hill <br />entrance to Spring Hill Road. <br />2. Item 26c . 1 believe that this question should be answered “Yes" rather <br />than “No” as is currently indicated. Tliere are three governmental units which have plans <br />for pedestrian and bike trails in this area: <br />a. Tlie Bikc'Hikc Trail Plan adopted by the Orono Park Commi.s.sion (in <br />1990, as I recall) and approved by the City Council plans a bike trail along County Road <br />6. Spring Hill Road, East Long Lake Road and Old Long Lake Road. Other portions of <br />this Plan have already been implemented as development along the trail corridor <br />occurred. <br />b. TIk recently adopted Hennepin County Bicycle Transportation Plan <br />contemplates a bike trail along County Road 6. County Road 24. Spring Hill Road, Old <br />Long Lake Road, East Long Lake Road and Hunter Drive. <br />c. Mie City of Medina h.as requested a bike trail along the east side of <br />Tamarack Drive. <br />In addition, the proposed golf course is in close pro.vimity to the DNR’s Wolsfeld Woods <br />and the DNR's Woodrill Scientific and Natural Area.