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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 08 -02 -02 CPTED Review: Spirit Hills Commercial Development I have reviewed the plans for Spirit Hills and have a couple of comments. Traffic is going to be the most obvious problem. It appears that Ware Rd should be fine North of Birch St. On the other hand, Birch St will cause some trouble to motorists. Vehicles leaving the shopping center will have to merge on to Birch St. During the busy times, motorists attempting to travel E/B Birch St from Ware Rd will have a difficult time entering the traffic flow. Every day, Birch Street becomes congested during the morning and afternoon rush hour. Motorists heading E/B Birch Street from Hodgson Rd are just getting up to speed when they approach Ware Rd. • Additionally; residents that live in the developments North/South of Birch are using Ware Rd to gain Access to Birch St. This makes the intersection of Ware Rd and Birch Street extremely busy and potentially dangerous. Ware Rd is controlled by stop signs on either side of Birch St. I have observed many motorists get frustrated waiting for a natural break in traffic so that they can enter the traffic flow on Birch St from Ware Rd. Now add the additional traffic that will be generated by the Spirit Hills Commercial Center. Motorists no doubt will be taking chances that they normally would not, to gain access to Birch Street. The only remedy that I can see to minimize the risk of property and personal injury accidents is to make the intersection of Birch St and Ware Rd, a controlled intersection. I also received a lighting plan for the complex, but I was unable to read the lighting • values. 640 Town Center Parkway • Lino Lakes, Minnesota • 55014 -1182