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7787.1 <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Marl: Bernhardson, City Administrator <br />DATE: July 7, 1987 <br />SUBJECT: Extension of County 116 <br />Public Hearing 7:00 P.M., July 13, 1987 <br />Attachments: A.City of Medina - Orono Extension #116/Willow <br />Memo Dated 2/4/87 <br />B. City of Medina - Orono Extension #116/Willow <br />Memo Dated 2/12/87 <br />C. County 116 Memo Dated 3/2/87 <br />D. City of Medina Letter to Medina Residents <br />Dated 2/12/87 <br />E. City of Medina Letter to Mark Bernhardson <br />Dated 5/20/87 <br />F. Letter to Henn. county Dept of Transportation <br />Dated 6/23/87 <br />G. Thomas Crosby Letter to Orono Council Dated <br />3/13/87 <br />H. County Road 116 - Set Public Hearing Date - <br />July 13, 1987, 7:00 P.M. Memo Dated 5/28/87 <br />I. Petition From Medina Residents to Orono Council <br />Dated 6/21/87 (Petition previously <br />distributed) <br />J. t.--nnepin County Letter Dated 7/6/87 <br />ISSUES - Determine if the extension of County 116 from the Medina <br />City line to Highway 12 along the current route of Willow is in <br />the best interest of the City of Orono. <br />INTRODUCTION - For several years the City of Medina has been <br />lookinq for a route that generally runs north and south through <br />the center of the community. They have looked at this issue over <br />ten years ago, but it was dropped at that time. Medina has a <br />population of about 2,800 and therefore under the 5,000 limit for <br />Municipal State Aid funds. Because Medina does have a landfill <br />in the community and because Baker Park Reserve is predominantly <br />in their community, the expectation of them quickly developing to <br />reach the 5,000 level is expected to take a considerable length <br />of time. For these reasons the City of Medina again approached <br />the County last year to see if the County would be willing to <br />fund the balance of 116 through Medina. It is the County's <br />feeling that they are willing to go ahead with this, but that <br />their policy is that a County road should extend from one State <br />Highway to another which entails extending 116 from highway 55 <br />all the way down to Highway 12 (see map on Attachment D). <br />