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CITY OF ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - PUBLIC HEARING HIGHWAY 12 CORRIDOR STUDY/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT City Administrator Bernhardson explained that in the late 19609a or early 1970's there was discussion on expanding Highway 12 to a four la:,e highway through the City. At that time it was determined that Highway 212 would be the major east/west through are west ttirough the State. MnDot has indicated that there are no plane to do anyth. 3 of any significance to Highway 12 within the next 15-20 years, with the note that they are only a reactive force. The Willmar Chamber of Commerce has proposed a four lane extension from 'Wayzata to Willmar, if not all the way the South Dakota border. This will be addressed by the Council at a later date. Mr. Quady asked if Highway 12 is not going to be upgraded to meet traffic demands, aren't there going to be a lot of problems added to that area if that many additional sewer units are added to the corridor. City Administrator Bernhardson stated we are trying to establish a frontage road system that would keep some of the local traffic off Highway 12, and by placing sewer units in this corridor, it may replace the need for the units further out. In the Orono portion of the corridor, there is a 100' right-of-way, so a limited expansion of turn lanes and capacity could be done to provide for better traffic flow in the existing corn dor. Becky Courteau from the Pioneer Newspaper, asked how many land owners are within the Area 3 boundaries. City Administrator Bernhardson noted there are approximately 6 owners, including 3 partnerships. Chairman Kelley moved onto Area 4. Sid Rebers wa- present together with his ,ittorney, Steven Pflaum, and engineer, Larry Hanson. Mr. Pflaum started by explaining Mr. Rebers basic issues for the area of land which he owns. First there is about 45 acres, of which 10 are zoned B-1 commercial (rough'y the south 1/' f the property). This property is probably as significantly impac as much as any other property in this study, and is able to adapt to these proposed uses and development with one exception. The areas of concensus are: 1. Proposed development along Brown Road - this development can handle the frontage road going through the Rebers property, and as part of the development, he can absorb his portion of the cost. 2. The proposal of a secondary road through the site to connect with the subdivision to the immediate west - can be accomodated in his proposed usage also.