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1 1 1 COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 28, 1988 John MacDonald, 6901 LaMotte Drive asked if the ditch will be improved prior to the construction of the plat. Mr. Stahlberg explained that RCWD has made the ditch improvement a requirement for approval of the plat. RCWD wants to make sure this is done. Jon Latcham, 6925 LaMotte Drive asked for specific dimensions regarding where LaMotte Circle enters LaMotte Drive and where it is projected to come toward his property. He felt that the plat does not project what is currently there as far as the position of the current residences. He felt that all homeowners in this area should bear some of the concern for a portion of the road, not just his property. There was further discussion of the position where LaMotte Circle will enter LaMotte Drive.: It was determined that the position of LaMotte Circle was set because the house to the south of this street must be granted the required setback from the street. Glen Simonson, 1566 LaMotte Drive said he has checked and found that the present LaMotte Drive would not meet state aid standards. There are no sidewalks, it is narrow and there will be increased traffic and this boils down to the rights of the developer and the rights of the people living there. It comes to a struggle between the people and the City. Mayor Benson told Mr. Simonson that LaMotte Drive is not a state aid road and there are quite different specifications for that type of street. Mr. Simonson felt this was a real valid problem and there was a better way to do this subdivision. He said the subdivision is poorly laid out, poorly developed and should be rejected. Mr. Allan Irwin said he was speaking on his own behalf and noted that he has nothing to gain either way. He expressed concern about the long cul -de -sac and noted that Centerville could restrict traffic and people in Lino Lakes would be out of luck. He said the Council could approve the plat as submitted and this would create a permanent dead end street. The street platted as County Road could be extended to the east. This would mean it would be in the ditch area and would create double frontage lots. The County probably would not approve of this either. He felt the best solution was to extend the street as shown on a map he prepared and vacate County Road. This would allow for a future road to be extended to Centerville Road. This would meet all concerns and not impose harsh restrictions on the developer. PAGE 263