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Department of Public Safety POLICE David J. Pecchia Public Safety Director / Chief of Police Officer Mike Rumpsa Lino Lakes Police Department CPTED Review of the JADT Development 06 -21 -02 I have reviewed the plans for the JADT Development, and have a comment on the traffic flow. It appears that the traffic flow is directed thru the parking lots. For instance, if a person enters the development via the McDonalds entrance and is attempting to visit Retail space three or four, they would have to navigate thru the parking lots, avoiding vehicles backing out of parking spots and other traffic entering or leaving the development. If vehicles are unable to leave the development parking areas due to congestion on Apollo Dr, the problem will compound deeper into the parking lot, increasing the chances of an accident. Depending on the volume of traffic and the amount of traffic in the development, the chances of property damage accident is high. A way to remedy the problem would be to put a service road in that would allow access to each retail structure thus eliminating the . congestion in the lots and the feeder roads. Another area of concern would be the entrance /exit on the East end of the development, and the roadway between Kohl's and Target. With the traffic that Target/Kohl's is projected to generate, these exits may be difficult to use. Motorists leaving via the East Exit and the center exit will be waiting not only for the vehicles entering Target/Kohl's, but also waiting for vehicle to leave Target/Kohl's before they would be allowed to enter the Apollo Drive traffic. Motorists no doubt will be taking chances to blend with traffic by attempting to merge with vehicles on Apollo Drive increasing the chances of a property damage or personal injury accident. 640 Town Center Parkway • Lino Lakes, Minnesota • 55014 -1182 Public Administration /Records: 651- 982 -2300 • Fax: 651- 982 -2399