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1 Officer Mike Rumpsa Lino Lakes Police Department 10 -26 -99 CPTED review of proposed Sno Department of Public Safety POLICE David J. Pecchia Public Safety Director / Chief of Police Barons land purchase •, , ••, r v !W1LN�/L1f1/ The proposed location of the Sno Barons land purchase is the 2100 block of 80th Street. The land North of 80th St, along the West side of Interstate 35E. It has been brought to my attention that the Sno Barons snowmobile club is actively searching for land to purchase to operate the Sno Barons Haydays grass races. Some of the problems associated with this type of use, would be traffic congestion and control. Typical attendance has been approximately 30- 40,000 spectators during the event. All the local streets that access 80th Street, are two lane streets. (one lane each way). The exit ramps from 35E (both North and South bound ramps) that service Main Street, are potentially dangerous. They are crowned in the center of the structure, limiting visibility to both West and East bound traffic. The additional traffic load from this event, will with out a doubt, cause traffic to back up on all the roadways that service Main St. Traffic will back up on to Interstate 35E (both N/B and S/B), causing delays, and potential accidents. Main Street is a heavily traveled roadway during rush hour. One that is very sensitive to extra vehicular traffic. A large portion of the traffic associated with this event, arrives on the Friday before the Official start (The start day is usually Saturday) during rush hour. Venders and participants arrive to get camping slots, and set up displays for the event. Saturday and Sunday traffic consists of steady traffic before and after the races. All the roadways that service 80th Street, are very dark with limited street lamps. The routes available for spectators and participants to enter the proposed site location would be: From the North: (Forest Lake Area) S/B West Freeway Drive from Forest Lake to E/B 80th Street, and S/B 35 E from Forest Lake to E/B Main St to NB 20th Ave, to E/B 80th Street. From the South: (Mpls /St. Paul Areas) NB 35E to W/B Main St, to N/B 20th Ave to EB80th Street, and W/B Co Rd J from NB 35E, to 20th Ave North, to E/B 80th Street. From the East (Hugo/Washington Co Areas): W/B Main Street to 20th Ave N/B to E/B 80th Street. From the West: (Centerville/Lino Lakes Area) E/B Main Street from Centerville, to 20th Ave NB. to EB 80th Street. This event has a large spectator base. The roadways that service the proposed location are not designed to handle the load that this event demands. The 35E exit ramps have already proved themselves as being dangerous. By expecting them to handle such a huge influx of traffic without incident, is nieve and dangerous. 640 Town Center Parkway • Lino Lakes, Minnesota • 55014 -1182 Public Administration /Records: 651 - 982 -2300 • Fax: AS1- Qnl_lzoo