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Parkway, and felt that was another safety issue to consider if <br />walkers and bikers would be encouraged to use the area via a paved <br />shoulder. <br />Karolyn Kingsbury asked if the proposal was for a paved shoulder, <br />or official walking path. Kingsbury also suggested that the road <br />be turned over to the City. <br />Schact replied that the proposal was for a paved shoulder. Walking <br />and biking would be done at the person's own risk. Schact reported <br />that the County has no plans to turn Keller Parkway north of County <br />Road C over to the cities. There are plans to do just that for the <br />stretch south of C. The City could ask that the road be turned <br />over. However, the decision would be the County's. <br />One property owner asked if the City is required to pay 75% of the <br />cost of shoulder paving, would the property owners be assessed this <br />cost. <br />Schact replied that the County would pay 100% of the shoulder <br />paving costs for Keller Parkway south of County Road C. <br />The City Administrator reported that in the past Little Canada has <br />assessed 80% of the cost of shoulder paving improvements. The <br />Administrator estimated that the last such improvement was assessed <br />at a rate of approximately $1.30 per foot. <br />Ken Haider reported that Maplewood pays for shoulder paving <br />improvements through general taxation. <br />Haider also reported that the Maplewood City Council has not seen <br />the County's proposal for Keller Parkway. Maplewood would likely <br />not hold public hearings for an improvement of this type, and if <br />the City agreed to shoulder paving it would be simply as shoulder <br />paving. Haider reported that he has looked at a lot of County <br />roads and has seen people trying to walk and bike on gravel <br />shoulders. The proposed paved shoulder would be viewed by <br />Maplewood as simply an opportunity for people wanting to walk and <br />bike in the area to get out of the driving lane and have a safer <br />trip. <br />A property owner asked the feasibility of a paved shoulder on only <br />one side of the street as well as the feasibility of one way around <br />the lake. <br />Haider replied that both sides are preferable since bikers are <br />supposed to flow with traffic and walkers are supposed to walk <br />facing traffic. Haider indicated that if Keller Parkway were one <br />way, a separated walking /bike path would require a minimum <br />separation from the roadway of 8 to 10 feet. The area between the <br />two is a difficult area to maintain and keep anything growing. <br />7 <br />Page 62 <br />