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JOINT COUNCIL MEETING JULY 29, 1998 n were presented. Staff recommendations will be presented to the Task Force and they will _ be discussing them and come to some conclusion about the Birch Street bridge over I-35E as well as the potential upgrade of Birch Street. He encourage all residents to attend that meeting. Mr. Short presented an I-35E corridor committee study. This study was prepared in 1993 and many issues discussed this evening are also discussed in this study. He suggested that Hugo and Lino Lakes review the study. Mr. Sand explained that MnDOT is looking at separating the I-35E/694 traffic in the commons area. Mr. Short suggested that the communities get together and prepare a regional transportation plan. He said when communities cooperate,the cooperation has more of an impact on MnDOT. Mr. Museus explained that the Hugo city council will be discussing their transportation plan shortly. He also noted that Hugo has been requested to extend sanitary sewer service around the north end of Bald Eagle Lake. Hugo has already received one call from a Lino Lakes residents asking if they could hook to that utility service. He suggested Hugo and Lino Lakes address this matter. Mr. Sand explained that there had been some talk about extending a sewer interceptor down Centerville Road but since White Bear Township has made sewer service available to the commercial development south of County Road J, there has been no more discussion about an interceptor. He said that White Bear Township is basically all developed and most of the town is sewered. The new comprehensive plan looks very similar to the 1984 plan. Mr. Weisenburger asked Mr. Kern if Lino Lakes is including the completion of the interchange at County Road J and the freeway in its transportation plan. Mr. Weisenburger said it would be in the best interest of Lino Lakes to have a complete interchange there because there is a lot of traffic going through Lino Lakes to the theaters. At this time, if anyone from Hugo wants to go to a movie,they have to go through Lino Lakes on Main Street to either Otter Lake Road or 20th Street and then south to the theater. In addition,if the trucks from the White Bear Township industrial development along Centerville Road want to go north on I-35E,they have to go through Lino Lakes to Main Street and then to the freeway. He noted that the County Road J/I-35E interchange is not in the White Bear Township Plan. Council Member Bergeson explained the Lino Lakes City Charter has made extending services in the City difficult because the residents have the ability to petition against assessments. He also noted that the land immediately adjoining County Road J on the north side was placed in a land trust and will not be available for development. Hugo Council Member Barnes asked if the Otter Lake Road/Main Street intersection will be signaled. Mr. Powell said that Anoka County has not addressed this question. Mr. Ahrens said that it probably will depend upon the industrial development. There has been no discussion about upgrading the freeway bridge although it is in the Centerville plan. n Mr. Short noted that Vadnais Heights rebuilt the County Road E overpass at 694 and PAGE 11