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CITY OF MAPLEW 1380 FROST AVENUE MAPLEWOOD, MIiNNIiSOTA 55109 DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 770 -4560 September 5, 1979 Mayor and City Council City of Little Canada c/o Joseph Chlebeck, City Clerk 515 Little Canada Road Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 Gentlemen: I am writing on behalf of the Maplewood City Council. Thank you for for- warding a copy of the Little Canada Development Framework /Policy Plan and the Planning Inventory. The Little Canada Plan does not directly conflict with the Maplewood Plan. There are two areas of concern - the planned industrial /business area west of the Soo Line tracks and south of Highway 36, and the future connection of Beam Avenue in Maplewood to the Little Canada street system. We are concerned that any use allowed to develop in the above industrial/ business area be compatible with the land that is planned for High Density Residential south of County Road B in Maplewood. We would appreciate being notified of any development proposals in this area. The other area of concern is where to connect Beam Avenue from Maplewood to the Little Canada street system. The Northeast Area Transportation Study and the Maplewood Transportation Plan show Beam Avenue extended northwest to Labore Road (see enclosed maps). The Little Canada Plan shows a road into Maplewood from the County Road D /Labore Road intersection. Maplewood's concern is that some connection eventually be made. The Maplewood Transportation Plan shows a full interchange at Highway 61 and I -694. If this happens, the County Road D/ Highway 61 intersection should be closed, because of the traffic conflict with the interchange. This closing would eliminate access from the east part of Little Canada to Maplewood and the Mall. While both our Plans acknowledge a need to provide a new street connection, we still must come to some consensus as to the specific point where such connection should be made.