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� Telephone 473-7357 �� Paqe 27 . �� T :E-1 CITY of OROI� O � �,r Yost Uffice Box 66•Crystal Bay, Minnesota 55323•Municipal Officea ..�J�� " '�`j� On the North Shore of Lake Minnetonka :,::� _"',�",'. ,°�s °:. _° R 4 August 23, 1979 P4rs. Steven Wilson 2485 North Shore Drive Wayzata, t•iinnesota 55391 Dear Mrs. Wilson: Thank you for your call stating your concerns regarding the closing of Fox Street. The prolonged closing of Hennepin County #15 has created an extreme hardship for all of us and the delays in the construction have not aided the situation. The closing of Fox Street was caused by the closing of Hennepin County #15 and the Tanager Lake bridge which created an intoler- able situation that was detrimental to the safety, health, and welfare of not only the residents living in the area, but also to the comr►uters using the street to avoid the detour system that has been imposed upon us by Hennepin County. The traffic count on Fox Street increased from 650 cars per day to 3,701 cars per day within a one-day period. Police were stationed at the intersection �and were nearly run over by frustrated motorists attempting to commute to work. � Within a few days, we experienced a complete breakdown of the street. ti•dithin one week, it became apparent that it was impossible to police the area because of the terrain, narrowness of the street, lack of shoulders, the unwillingness of motorists to adjust their speed to the conditions of the street, and the lack of cooperation from He�nepin County to assist us in our requests for aid. Fox Street was not designated as a detour simply because it was determined by Hennepin County that Fox Street was not capable of handling the increased traffic. They designate 9-ton roadways capable of handling increased traffic, which is why North Shore Drive, Brown Road, and Highway #12 became designated detour routes.