04-25-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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12987.8 TO: 'Mayor and City Council FROM: Mark Bernhardson, City Administrator,''/,, DATE: rebruary 4, 1987 SUBJECT: City of Medina - Orono Extension #116/willow Attachment: A. Preliminary Layout CSAH #116 B. Gerhardson Hemo Cty 116 Dated February 4, 1987 ISSUE - Identification of issues and concerns Orono has related to the pcssible entension of County 116 from its intersection at Highway 55 to Highway 121. INTRODUCTION - The City of Orono has been recently contacted by the City of 'tedina as it has been indicate.] they have again requested that the County look at extending County 116 down Willow to, at least County Road Six, if not Highway 12. It is their feeling at this time although the expenditure is not a programmed expenditure, that the County may be interested in doing this for the City, as a quid pro quo for their ongoing landfill. when this was last considered by the City of Medina in 1983 people of '11—lina south of County 24 along Willow objected to it, however thcs- north of County 24 were generally in favor of it. As noted or. the map this would provide the only direct north -south link for the community apart from County 19, which is on the western edge and segments of Willow that weave back and forth in '-he community. DISCUSSION - The City of Medina invited Orono to be attendance at theirr February 3, 1987 informational meeting on the matter. John Gerhardson was in attendance at that meeting and relayed the following issues and concerns that the City of Orono may have in relationship to this proposal. - Estimate of increased traffic in Orono - Impact of status of. Willow as a Municipal State Aid street (MSA) - North of Six - Between Six and Highway 12 - Attendent traffic control improvements at: - County Road Six and Willow - Highway 12 and Wi1iow - Impact on 1)ropuscd fiuntage road system north of Highway 12