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A PETITION TO RE-OPEN OLD CeACH ROAD . ITo: City cf Orono, 'vlayor and Council Wember The signers of this petition are resident taxpayers in the area affected by the recent closing of Old Beach Road at County Road 19. We believe the road should be re-opened for the following reasons: 1.O'd Beach Road has been a public thoroughfare for rr.ore than 100 years. II has been maintained with public funds for many decades by the Cities of Orono and Minnetonka Beach. 2. I The City of Creno h •. been the recipient of state aid for read construction and maintenance ter many years. In 1994, tho total of state aid for Orono roads was 1^321,000; tor 199!* '■'.vtir be $335,000. Whether or not any of these funds have been earmarked for 0.^ ci** :'.oad, it is fair to say every taxpayer in this area has a slake in the Orono road sys including Old Beach Road. 3.V/e believe a unilateral decision by Crono, or a joint decision with Minnetonka Beach to : close Old Beach Road is not a fair solution to the reported high traffic volume and safety j Concerns. In effect, closing it off at County #19 will create a private drive for a very \ ijrnited number of homes. This ’would be done at the expense of hundreds of taxpayers j who have relied on this popular shortcut to bypass the congestion at Navarre. • Closing^ Old Beach Read to through traffic in effect defeats the very purpose of government; it • would sen.'e the very few while ignering the wishes of the greater number who use the road and • pay for it. • SIGNED DATE ADDRESS P'ease .f g.n and rna i Oy April 15 to: PETITION, Terka Bay City Hail, 4901 Manilou Road, Tonka Bay, Minnesota 55331 . or c’.'op it tho water bill slot left of the main door. Tfiis is not a Tonka Bay City - sponsored petit.o.n. I -e Ci^y has offered only a co'lection point for responses. Ih£.PiibtiQ.Hearmg m_Z:00_PM^priiJ’4^^^ City. Rail (west cf Long Lake, across from Crono Schools on H.ry 12). See you tltere!