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28I2S Woodside Road <br />Shorewood, Mn 55331 <br />April 14, 1995 <br />To; The Orono City Council <br />Recognizing that you have a public hearing on April 24 concerning the closure of Old <br />Beach Road, I wanted to write you to register strong support for such a closure. <br />I live in Shorewood and prior to the temporary closing, used Old Beach Road every <br />evening between 4:30 PM and 5 30 PM as a shon cut between my work east of Wayzata <br />and my home. Since that temporary closure, my route home has taken me west on County <br />Road 15 and then south on County Road 19. <br />While driving on the short cut b the past I always felt guilty about essentially driving on a <br />local street to save a few seconds, as I once lived m Deephaven on a local street used <br />mostly by others. Now that the street has been closed, I have two other observations. <br />1. It is much safer entering County Road 19 from a stop light at County Road 15 than <br />from Old Beach Road. The sight Unes at Old Beach Road and County Road 19 were <br />terrible, and it was particularly hazardous m the wmter. <br />2. It is just as fast, and m many cases faster gomg to the stop light than takmg the short <br />cut. This is because I always get through the stop light the first time, wdiereas by taking <br />the short cut I often times had to wait for north-south traffic on County Road 19 or for <br />cars ahead of me to turn left of County Road 19. <br />In the mterest of my safety and for those people who live on Old Beach Road, I urge you <br />to keep the Road closed. <br />Smeerely, <br />/ <br />Tom Johnson