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H \: •ti; «: U m P .1 1^’ 14' ^■-- fe. i', • r-'v f-‘- Newletter to Citizens Paqe 3 «outhern Bv-Pass - Tooether with the negative envircnr.enta 1 Impacfthis l^ld have on the Luce Line and a broad sectxon of the current rural environnent , it would a^so re^su^x.^i*. a lo^^efVurh al^'oircrysVal siy^Ro^a'd and Brown Road South, to the point of possibly requiring an upgrade to those roads. What is Orono's involveirjnt in this significant issue? The City of Orono has been promoting good planning to determine where the upgrade is going to be and how 1 ■deouatelv handle the traffic projections. The Council understands that this should be done in a manner that suppor-s rather than dilutes the City's Comprehensive Plan. As you may recall the orimary objectives of that plan are protection of the rlslV'^es in Orono, particularly Lake Minnetonka, tSgSther with preservation of the rural environment in the central part of the City. were sresented last December, requested a review of the SilY.'llti.:*%h':."Sltnn7ngrrits^ within the current corridor to retain the integrity of the City Comprehensive Plan. Transportation would select the best corridor atudv early next year. It is the City of Orono’s position that it is willing to discuss the matter to develop an upgraded Highway 12 that meets the needs of safely and adequately handling the traffic in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Jrln.portation's safety criteria but that such can be accomplished without severly impacting Orono's Comprehensive Plan and its ii^place land use plan. The City of Orono's position is not one that says "not in mv backyard-, because two-thirds of the current corridor is located \n Orono's backyard, with one-third located in of Lone ^ke. It la one; however, that says we are unwilling to take more than our fair share and we plan to do it in an area and in a manner that is least disruptive to the City. The City's position does not support ®fw through the entire route, but suggests that desig^d to meet the following criteria on a segment by segment basis: Volume of traffic Speed of that traffic Access onto the corridor. Access across the corridor. pu'i' ,—--