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December 1, 1990 City of Little Canada Little Canada, MN To Whom It May Concern: The purpose of this letter is to respectfully request consideration of speed limit reduction in our neighborhood. I am writing as President of our Gervais Shores Neighborhood Association and as representative of all of the interested homeowners who live within our subdivision on either Dianna Lane or Reidmond Avenue. Those in favor of a reduced posted speed limit on Dianna Lane have signed the attached petition. I have also included a full roster of all households on these two streets. Both Dianna Lane and Reidmond are cul -de -sacs with a common ingress and egress at the intersection of Dianna Lane and County Rd B2. Therefore, these streets are only intended to service the residents thereon and their guests and, of course, necessary services. These are not thru streets and offer no public access to Lake Gervais. At the present time, the posted speed limit (identified by one sign on Dianna Lane) is 30 miles per hour. We believe this speed limit to be dangerous due to the configuration of the street and the high number of youngsters that live and play within our neighborhood. While we, as aware neighbors, generally drive less than 25 mph through our neighborhood and each of us make an effort to instruct and educate our new drivers to do the same, our concern is with the number of visitors that drive these two streets and particularly, Dianna Lane. Most are friends and guests, others are people lost, seeking access to the lake and /or sightseers, but few realize the danger in driving 30 mph through this neighborhood, with the number of blind /sharp bends and number of children riding bikes etc. If you review the attached roster, you will find that there are 12 children 7 years of age or younger, 22 aged 8 through 15, and there are approximately 14 "new drivers" aged 16 -19. Page 9