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•7!.'p ::,I i• Poet Office Box 66•Cryetal Bay, Minnesota 5M23•Municipal Offices On the North Shore of Lake Minnetonka May 29, 1986 Mr. Samuel H. Hertogs 999 Westview Drive Hastings, MN 55033 Dear Mr. Hertogs, In response to your letter dated April 25, 1986 the City of Orono is aware of some of the problems that are associated with the public access use in the vicinity of Shoreline Drive and Orono Lane. It should first of all be brought to your attention that Shoreline Drive is County Road 15 and therefore is under the jurisdiction and maintenance of Hennepin County, so appropriately some of these issues such as extent of parking are ultimately their decision. It should also be noted that recently the County did seek approval for variances for the curves along Shoreline at this location and two others which were granted by the Municipal State Aid Variance Board of the Minnesota Department of Transportation. These variances were granted in advance of the County being able to spend capital money to maintain the road. While the area does appear to be problematic, research of 1985 accident records indicates that accidents at the intersection of County Road 15 and Orono Lane location were not related to traffic from Orono Lane but were on County Road 15 involving east and west bound traffic on the curve, principally because of high speed and not related to traffic on Orono Lane or "Molly's Corner" parking. As you may be aware the area is posted "No Parking" on the north side of Shoreline Drive and it is also posted "No Parking" for a distance of approximately 100 feet on the east side entrance of Orono Lane onto Shoreline Drive. Parking however is permitted beyond the "No Parking" zone past Orono Lane in the County right-of-way for a space of about 5-600 feet. Additionally parking is allowed or. City owned property just to the south of the curve, which people often use for fishing purposes. As you may also be aware Molly's Corner is one of the few places that provides public access to the lake for those who do not own boats or for those who prefer to engage in recreational 'fishing from the shore. One of the Task Force recommendations from the 1983 Lake Minnetonka Task Force Report was that a fishing pier be constructed out from City property at the Molly's BUILDING A ZONING - 47 3-7 357 • ADMINISTRA71ON A FINANCE - 473.7358 • PUBLIC WORKS - 473-7359 ASSI- SSING