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4:.'r .1_ & I-' ' » •.'/ %t '■-I . I t 'X I- f: r>'4"' Technical Committee Minutes January 22, 1991 (Approved May 21, 1991) Page 2 restaurant would have to be taken and the roadway would have to be elevated about 40 feet over the railroad to pass behind the shopping center. From a community and engineering standpoint, this is not a feasible and prudent alternative. Gerhardson noted that a park in Orono (Bederwood Park) was omitted from the mapping. (Dallam said it would be added to the composite photo.) Dallam said that other errors will possibly be found ~ and that the communities should notify HNTB with any changes. Questions were then received from the audience. Discussion took place on the relationship between the alternatives and the affect of attracting (unwanted) growth; the ranking value of homes taken compared to natural features, such as wetlands, etc.; and the impacts of a southern alternative on the Luce Line Trail and Lake Minnetonka. Questions were also asked about freeway interchange locations (most likely at county road intersections), the possibility of commercial rezonings near the new route; accessibility that would be provided to a new roadway; and the difference between a freeway and an expressway. Dallam stated that given the scale of the mapping (1" = approximately 2,000’) a slight shift in an alignment can have a considerable effect on the actual distance the alignment has been moved. As communities begin the corridor screening process, it was noted that the linking pieces shown on the mapping will be used to "match-up” the community route desires. (Currently, there are 10 alternatives with the combination pieces.) In Other Business, Hay said the St. Cloud Mn/DOT District would be meeting to discuss the upgrade of a segment of TH 12 from Montrose to Delano. He also said that a special meeting would be held February 2, 1991, at the Medina Entertainment Center (formerly Ballroom) for Medina residents to discuss the project. Goetten asked what the new state transportation commissioner’s opinion is on this project and whether or not any changes should be expected as a result. Hay said Mn/DOT staff changes have not occurred yet but are likely, and funding capacities at all levels will be highly scrutinized. (This may affect the funding of this project’s EIS and further development programming. Dallam added that all new Mn/DOT contracts have been frozen.) Next Meeting - tentatively scheduled for April 16, 1991, 1:00 p.m., Delano City Hall Meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m. RDH/mst tf iI ■!Maiirifiirfc III ir