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Hop t einbe-.-»r II, R.^\mcP':j F. M£»rs 34l*;> Mar dscr abb 1 e Rd, N. . Ml nn^tr I «t 3 , Mp . c 5764 Dear Sir, : j i p t ^^e apon - or ed about the wee^ day I read with irjteru'rjt th‘3 ar t i c 1 on Lipcjr^dino Co'ntry I'O td September 0, JV97 Sun Sailor and ttie p’jblic tie^^rinc ^pparentl / by Orono. I wou I d lile tn share a fe»*i c-^ mv views with /ol improvement of Count'/ Road IS. Since I travel thi«= road eve^ v ind t r ^-^qi lent 1 >' 'n woe! ?r ‘*, • ** i- > ! :=" or.! . ■-"oeTS I h?ve to points east of M j nnet r*! a: I: a - ! thiril my .lews are important to the process and deser . e r .'Msider atien . First, I do r»of r-^c ..j l seei rq *»ri\'h i nn i r. the p'^ior Sun ?-t i I •'r :r Lai er concern) ng the *i’f>et: nq: i . e. ra w? des pr-.f?^d . p jt ’ i r anrovfr»c:en»en t . /+] though I mav well tia'.e rrir^-^d it, ! believe the p»’b lir I’.'ino in Sprinr? Mound, MinnetrMita, etc. should h^^yr- ao'':! : rrut the process- County Road 15, the sect-icns -pp >r en ?" 1 / discu-oion. does not go through these communities but we arp just as .a! id »users the road area. Do > oi.» plan to have :• publ ic hearing for qrouprv such jis trese"' If so. “ihen are tt^ev pJanneo and wtuare^ Secondly* I agr-^e with th«^ ccncern abmjt widening the road tor increases in automobile t ’of Mc. I gf?t ver y frustrated cn occas i :>n traveling this road because I ran not p-^ss 3 /er / slow driver but haltnre fhi^ with my decision to live where L dc. I do not tic^wevor b-.' ;n.e th3^ the road currently is safe for pedestrian or bicycle traffic. My primary interest in v^ritirig to v ou le to ‘=^trcngly urge you to do whatever you can to ensure a shoulder or off-road-bed TRAIL la put into the current County Road 15 corridor for* pedestrian and bicycle traffic* As I'm sure you Inow, there is nc real shniMder for a long portion of the subject section; and, what shoulder exists is very na-^row and not suited for bicVC Ie uspu I am curr*entl\ serving as one of the F'.-irl Comnii ssi oi *er s for tf i nr,.^ t r i st a and ttie piarl cc'^mmi ss i on is actively devJt?Qpjr:g a trail o J 3n for our city. The atfility for MirifiPtristH rosiderds f havr* a good trail -./strm at least Le 11cjtdI. j , I !* '.M b , L ; ) »:? . ^ ' f • v c• f . - <ji» i ^ ^• 1 L ^ ^ c U'»! be supported by f r»su»^inq that (' .• nt >' Road 15 is a good route for pr-j^astrian £*nd bicycle traffic dturcj «^n 11 r e rerde- t>cth ea^t -ind we?:t. ] appreciate your consid# • ^ 11 on of m. > raciest for a wider gr(.iup : blic he firing; and, hrdpjng to ensure a TRhIL shoulder or substitute is put in place »l>f| ariC upgrad^r^r repi:r is done to County Foad 1 «r . c. . SEP 2 0 19»