04-12-1999 Council Minutes Townline Road Informational Meeting

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CJ TOWNLINE ROAD INFORMATIONAL MEETING MINUTES FOR APRIL 12, 1999 Jabbour said the property is not located in Orono. John Ferris, Mayor of Medina, said that it would be 3/4 -acre zoning and 16 or 17 homes could be built. If water and sewer are not installed by the cities, then five -acre zoning would apply. Dave Jellison asked which city the new homes would be located in. Jabbour said Medina. He said Medina will be furnishing sewer and Maple Plain will be furnishing water. Jim Smith, 4972 Broadmoor, said he is concerned that Broadmoor will be used as a short cut. He is concerned about safety at the Highway 12 intersection and he favors the one -way in or one -way out, but leave it open. Carol Neyens, 4850 Broadmoor, said that Townline Road needs to be upgraded if more development occurs. Sansevere asked if there are any other options, such as the one -way turns, that Mn%DOT would consider in lieu of the cul -de -sac. is O'Keefe said the only option other than the cul -de -sac is to leave it open and spend $6,000,000 to reconstruct the railroad bridge and upgrade the intersection. Neither Mn/Dot nor the County is willing to spend that much money. That option would require relocating County Road 19 onto Townline Road. He said Mn/DOT cannot just leave the connection in place as it is because it is part of the problem that exists on Highway 12. Townline Road is narrow, it approaches at the wrong angle, it doesn't line up, and turn lanes can't be set up either into it or out of it. If County Road 19 is moved onto Townline Road, it becomes a much better north/south connection through Hennepin County. He said that intersection is ranked #3 on the list of unsignalized intersections in terms of accidents in the metropolitan area. Mn/DOT is not willing to pay for upgrading the road. O'Keefe said local trips should be kept off the trunk highwa) s. John Ferris, Mayor of Medina, requested that Orono make a decision, either to recommend it, not recommend, or not to have an opinion. Sansevere asked if the cul -de -sac would be put in regardless of what the City of Orono wants. Jack Vigoren, Mayor of Maple Plain, said it costs $165,000 to get the water up there and their city will not pay for it. They have asked Mn/DOT, under a cooperative agreement, to give them the money. It will be funded if the four cities agree. • Sansevere said he thought the water for the development had nothing to do with the cul -de- sac. Page 3