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^ yt • <br />April 11. 1996 <br />Femdale <br />Road <br />Residents <br />Committee <br />Mr. C.A. Siggerud, P.E. <br />Division Engineer <br />Minnesots Depertment of Transportation <br />Metropolitan Division <br />Waters Edge <br />1500 West County Road B-2 <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />(.PR 15 1996 <br />Dear Chuck: <br />On behalf of the Ferndale Road Residents Committee and Christian Preus, Plymouth <br />Councilman, we would like to thank you and your staff for meeting with us last Friday, <br />April 5 1996, regarding our concerns with the proposed interchange at Highway 12 and <br />Ferndale Road in Wayzata. <br />This lener summarizes our community’s strong opposition to the interchange and reflects <br />our understanding of MnDOT's position at this time. <br />The Committee’s Position - Remove the interchange from the TSM Alternative <br />The Committee, composed of residents from the three impacted cities of Wayzata, <br />Plymouth, and Orono, and representing the majority of residents (approx. 450 homes) <br />living adjacent to Ferndale Road, strongly oppose the installation of an interchange as <br />part of TSM. We request that MnDOT discontinue any further study of this interchange <br />and remove it from the TSM plan. To date, no tangible evidence has been provided to <br />show that the interchange is necessary for TSM to work efficiently. • his was not <br />disputed at our meeting. To expend additional resources attempting to establish a <br />positive cost/benefit appears to be a waste of taxpayers money. <br />The Community's Position - Strong opposition to the interchange <br />On March 7th, a straw vote of 211 area residents indicated a 94% opposition to the <br />interchange. The Cities of Wayzata and Plymouth have recently passed resolutions <br />strongly opposing the interchange. The Wayzata Chamber of Commerce believes the <br />interchange would be detrimental to area businesses. The Wayzata Community Church <br />and Redeemer Lutheran Church, both of which have daily church schools and are <br />adjacent to the proposed ramps, oppose the interchange. Both churches have proposed <br />expansion plans. Statements from these groups .^re attached for your reference.