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f <br />^" > <br />-: A <br />-1 • <br />i;‘. <br />*-*o<«H<IM«««i'4~ ' <br />1 ‘ <br />. ,' ( <br />Hiahwav 12 Expansion <br />What can be done'?? <br />id^A? ^\ tunnel under Lone Lake and a tunnel under Maple Plain (or perhaps one tunnel <br />that foes all the ’**'* under both or one tunnel iron Lonf Lake to Delano) sake <br />sense for todav and it aakes sense for the luture* <br />There is too such land already used for our hifhways. Putting in a <br />’'bypass" aeans that we end up with not only the old highway 12 to <br />aaintain (chviously the federal and state govemaents will glee it <br />to the Hennepin county to aaintain which aeans I still end up paying <br />lor it) but the new highway to aaintain. <br />2)\ "no build" solution isn*t a solution at all. The traffic count <br />will continue to increase and «o will the accidents and eventual <br />I raffle deaths. <br />^’Mtting the roadway »»n the existing roadbed is the best solution* <br />hut that aeans tearing up Long Liike arid Maple Plain* <br />Slimes <br />Tliere you have it Valerie. The idea that could solve your problea. (You’ve <br />probablv either thought of it yourself or had soaeone else suggest it, but 1 feel <br />better for writing this and getting ay "far side" idea off ay chest). <br />So, what’s the next step? The first thing you need to do is eabrace the concept <br />and begin ’selling" it up the ladder (and I mean "up" the ladder, at leMt thw <br />levels above vou). You (and MnOot) nust cone to the realization that the entira <br />area of western Hennepin county nust be treated like its a lake. ^ <br />envlronaentsl sanctuary of sorts. What that aeans froa nv vantage ^int is that <br />vour efforts to expand I’.S. hlghw.av 12. whatever the proposed Uiid route, s^ <br />going to be blocked by the parties who oppose the cr.asen route. I will certainly <br />cMtribute (venemusly) tc any fund that blocks tr.e south corridor going through <br />Independence. <br />Once you agree with the concept, stop the environoental inpact study and find a <br />better solution. The background inforaation I aentioned earlier Isn t going to <br />change until the ’’•electronic •office" or "global village" really takes hold. <br />Traffic will increase. If light rail isn’t the answer (I believe BuriingtM <br />Northern ccuild sake nonev at it. if they offerM it I and if you aust build <br />another road, build a tunnel. <br />Thank vou In .advance froa the wetlands, trees, willlife and interested citizens <br />of western Hennepin count-. If I can assist in vc ir "sales" effort, please drop <br />me a note. <br />nikaditilsu::