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1. The City of Lino Lakes understands that the upgrading of the interchange of 1- 35W and Lake Drive (CSAH 23) is not in the TSP. The City has been working with Anoka County and with Mn /DOT to find alternate methods of improving the interchange or to justify inclusion of the interchange improvements into future editions of the TSP. The City understands the concern Mn /DOT has relative to the level of proposed development and acknowledges receipt of several letters. The most recent letter, a copy of which Mn /DOT attached, and the others specifically reference the Town Center Development, which is the major proposed development in the area. The City of Lino Lakes has authorized an updating of all previous studies along the corridor, specifically to include the analysis of the impact of the Town Center Development. The previous studies were sent to Mn /DOT. The City anticipates that this will be done within the next month. This EAW Mn /DOT reviewed was for the Lino Lakes Business Park and not the Town Center Development. The developers for Town Center and the developer for Lino Lakes Business Park are different. A separate EAW for Town Center will be prepared. The City of Lino Lakes has reviewed the impact the proposed development will have on the surrounding transportation infrastructure. The EAW contained a detailed analysis of the impact of the 265,000 square foot light manufacturing and warehouse building. We have subsequently added the maximum development possible on the three outlots and included that in the detailed traffic analysis, and sent a copy of the letter report to Mn /DOT. The City anticipates the traffic study for the corridor, being developed in conjunction with Town Center, will address in more detail the impacts of the Town Center growth and background growth, which will be significantly higher than that from the Lino Lakes Business Park. The proposed Lino Lakes Business Park development will not have a significant impact on the transportation infrastructure and, therefore, the City would have difficulty in denying the proposal on a basis of lack of traffic infrastructure sufficient to handle future developments from other parcels, this parcel and background traffic. Mn /DOT computed ADT from the site at 3,161 trips. This is significantly higher than the calculations for either the 265,000 square foot building or for the entire site with maximum outlot development. As requested, Mn /DOT was contacted and it was found that the ADT of 1,847 was for the entire site if it was light industrial and the ADT of 1314 was for the entire site if it was warehousing. The number should not have been added together. This shows that the City is clearly looking at "worst case" or "maximum possible" traffic from the Lino Lakes Business Park. Mn /DOT indicated that a drainage permit might be needed for this development. This is also the City's understanding and as the development proceeds, if it is