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ss..:r <br />; •: •;. • •• :• ■■•:, / • ' ' <br />■*.’ - > • <br />NEWSLETTER <br />Femdale Road Residents Committee <br />■ . - ■>. ■ <br />Stay informed and make <br />your voice heard <br />On April 22 MnDOT will be announcing Hw>' 12 <br />expansion plan alternatives selected for further <br />study, design and analysis A 30 day public <br />comment period and informational meetings will <br />follow <br />At these meetings MnDOT will provide informa ­ <br />tion on the selected alternatives This is an op­ <br />portunity for you to make your voice heard, <br />whether you are a resident or business owner in <br />the affected areas We strongly urge you to at­ <br />tend these meetings <br />Orono meeting <br />• Monday, April 29, 6:30 pm <br />Orono High School Cafeteria <br />(Old Crystal Ba> Kd just south of County <br />Rd 6 and nonh of Hu> 12) <br />Wavzata meeting <br />• Tuesday, May 7, 4:00-6:30 pm <br />St. Ban's Catholic Church and School <br />(Corner of Way/^ita BKd and Broadway) <br />Acc niplishments since <br />last newsletter <br />MnDOT Meeting <br />On Friday, April 5, the Femdale Road Residents <br />Committee and Plymouth Council member Chris ­ <br />tian Preus met with MnDOT officials to make all <br />management levels at MnDOT aw are of our op­ <br />position to the proposed interchange at Hwy 12 <br />April 17, 1996 <br />and Femdale Rd as a part of the TSM <br />(Transportation Systems Management) alterna­ <br />tive <br />We spoke as representatives of the residents and <br />also told them of strong opposition to this pro­ <br />posed interchange by the city Councils of <br />Wayzata and Plymouth. <br />Our effort wa» focused on having the interchange <br />eliminated as a portion of TSM. The fact that <br />preliminary traffic forecasts do not support a <br />need for the interchange was not disputed by <br />MnDOT We contended that further study of the <br />idea v ould be a waste of taxpayer money <br />MnDOTs response at the beginning of our meet­ <br />ing was they in no way want to "take on" cities <br />and residents strongly opposed to a highway <br />project However, as it stands now, the TSM <br />model will move forward on April 22 and they <br />will conduct further analysis (traffic counts and <br />environmental assessment) as a part of MnDOT's <br />process to determine what aspects of the TSM <br />alternative will continue along with any other al­ <br />ternatives they move forward for analysis <br />Our committee has sent a letter to MnDOT sum­ <br />marizing our residents' position along with the <br />cities’ resolutions of opposition and letters of op­ <br />position by churches and the Wayzata Chamber <br />of Commerce. <br />After the April 22 announcement of the <br />"concepts" and "pre-design alternatives," there is <br />a 30 day comment period in which public meet­ <br />ings are held in each municipality along the Hwy <br />12 corridor.