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Ramsey County Department of Public Works <br />350 St. Peter Street <br />Suite 270 <br />Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 <br />(612) 2984127 <br />February 23, 1987 <br />Mr. Joseph G. Chlebeck, Clerk- Treasurer <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 East Little Canada Road <br />Little Canada, Minnesota 55117 <br />Bicycle Path - Lake Gervais <br />Kenneth E. Weltzin <br />Director <br />and <br />County Engineer <br />Paul L. Kirkwold <br />Deputy Director <br />and <br />Assistant County Engineer <br />Thank you for your letter of February 5, 1987, regarding the Ramsey County Regional <br />Recreational Bikeway System Plan. As your letter indicated, this plan recommended <br />construction of a bicycle lane around Lake Gervais. The plan was amended in 1985 <br />to transfer the recommendation for a route on the south side of Lake Gervais from <br />County Road B2 to County Road B. <br />On the west side of Lake Gervais, Edgerton Street has had a bicycle lane constructed <br />on each side of the travel lanes. State bicycle grant funds supplied 75 percent of the <br />cost of the bicycle lane construction on Edgerton Street. County funds supplied the <br />remaining costs. The state bicycle grant program has had no funds for construction <br />of bicycle lanes or paths for the last several years. Keller Parkway on the north and <br />east sides of the lake has no bicycle lane at present nor are there any sources of funds <br />available to the County for construction of bicycle lanes on Keller Parkway. In addition, <br />construction of a bicycle lane on Keller Parkway would require removal of some trees <br />and affect steep slopes at some locations adjacent to the road. <br />If Little Canada desires a bicycle lane constructed on Keller Parkway, Ramsey County <br />would be willing to approve such construction if the City agrees to pay for the costs <br />for the lane. <br />Please contact me if that is a proposal the City would like to discuss. <br />Kenneth E. Weltzin, P.E. <br />Director and County Engineer <br />K D/c lm <br />cc: Ramsey County Commissioners <br />page -14- <br />FEB 25 1987 <br />CITY OF <br />LITTLE CANADA <br />