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� �, REG'ULAR MEETING OF TIiE ORONO COUNCIL, J1�NUARY 9, 1978 Page 14 Dick I3enson, City Administrator, informed the FOX STREET SPEED LIPZIT City Council that a petition to reduce the speed lir►it on Fox Street was received. John Gerhardson, Public Works Coordinator, made the following comments : Several months ago, the Orono City Council, at staff direction, did request from the P4innesota Depart- ment of Transportation a traffic study on certain streets in the City of Orono to establish a safe and reasonable speed limit on those streets. On December 20, 1977, the City of Orono received from Sally Hanser, 1685 Fox Street, a petition to lower the speed limit on Fox Street to 30 miles per hour. Previous to this, I received from you a rlessage to call P�rs. Hanser about the speed limit sign on Fox Street. I did call her, but could not reach her; I did leave a message for her to contact me. I did not hear from her. Fox Street was one of the streets included in the traffic study conducted by the P�iinnesota Department of Transportation. I have received some information from the DOT study, but not their recommendation for a safe and reasonable speed limit. January 5 , 1978 We have received unofficial word that the City will be officially notified within two weeks that the State will allow us to lower the speed limit on Fox Street frorm �0 mph to 30 mph. Dick Benson, City Administrator, informed the City WESTERPi HENNEPIN COUNTY Council that we are in receipt of a letter from PIONEERS ASSOCIATION the Western Hennepin Couhty Pioneers Association, Inc, dated December 13, 1977, which states: The purpose of this letter is to acquaint your body and the citizens of Orono with a project that is a part of the past. Every area has a something to distinguish it; a sometliing that can be physical or esthetic. This area has a beautiful countryside which adds a lot to our well being. This is the esthetic side. On the physical side, we can point to the Western Hennepin County Pioneer N'Iuseum in Long Lake and which serves the communities of Orono, r4innetonka Beach, Pdaple Plain, P4edina, Independence, Long Lake and Wayzata. (Continued)