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A.PETITIONTORE-OEEtLOLD BEACH ROAD <br />To: Ci:y of Orono, Mayor and Council Members <br />The signers of this petition are resident taxpayers in the area affected by the recent closing of <br />Old Beach Road at County Road 19. We believe the road snould be re-opened for the <br />following reasons: <br />1.Old Beach Road has been a public thoroughfare for more than 100 years. It has been <br />maintained with public fur ds for many decades by the Cities of Orono and Minnetonka <br />Beach. <br />2.The City of Orono fias been the recipient of state aid for road construction and <br />maintenance for many years. In 1994. the total of state aid for Orono roads was <br />$321,000; for 1995 it v;ill be $335,000. Wireiher or not any of these funds have been <br />earmarked for Old Beach Road, it is fair to say every taxpayer in this area has a stake <br />in the Orono road system, including Old Beach Road. <br />3.We oelicve a unilateral decision by Orono, or a joint decision with Minnetonka Beach to <br />c'ose Old Beach Road is not a fair solution to the reported high traffic volume and safety <br />concerns. In effect, closing it off at County #19 will create a private drive for a very <br />limited number of homes. This would be done at the expense of hundreds of taxpayers <br />v»/ho have relied on this popular shortcut to bypass the congestion at Navarre. <br />Closing Old Beach Road to through traffic in effect defeats the very purpose of government; it <br />would serve the very few while ignoring the wishes of the greater number who use the road and <br />pay for it. <br />SIGNED DATE ADDRESS <br />i- 'f