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1 1 1 COUNCIL MINUTES APRIL 13, 1992 Mielke wrote comments to Mr. Schneider, Anoka County, talked to Mike Kelly, Doug Fischer, Mr. Erickson many times at many meetings and every time I hear a different reason for doing this improvement. An entirely different reason was presented tonight. Ms. Mielke said she was told that they are going to make it four (4) lanes because the state is paying for the improvement. Now you tell us that Anoka County and Ramsey County will each pay a million. I do not know what to believe anymore. She said she was real tired and thought this was an assessment meeting and that we would have to pay for curbs and gutters because it was appreciating the value of our property. I do not believe that curbs and gutters would appreciate our values after we lose 17 feet of our yard. Mayor Reinert clarified the breakdown of where the money would come from to pay for the improvement of Ash Street. He explained that Anoka County and Ramsey County would both receive County State Aid (CSA) funds for portions of the project that would be eligible for CSA funding. The balance of the costs would be assessed to each city. Mayor Reinert also noted that Mr. Schneider does work for Lino Lakes and he presented figures and facts as they came to him from Anoka County. Dorothy Munoz, 55 Ash Street explained that she lives at the corner of Baldwin Lake Road and Ash Street and she has 50 full grown trees that surround her yard that are about a foot and one half on the inside of the existing right -of -way. She expected that her full front yard will be excavated. Mrs. Munoz said she did not understand why a four (4) lane street would be constructed starting at I35W and then funnelled down at a little bridge over Rice Creek and then expanded to four (4) lanes again to Hodgson Road. She said she would prefer a street similar to the street outside of the City Hall (Main Street) and felt this would be adequate. At this time there are no shoulders on Ash Street that could be used for turn lanes. Mrs. Munoz did not see a problem currently on Ash Street because the only turning was onto residential areas. She said two (2) lanes plus the shoulders would be adequate. Mrs. Munoz expressed concern regarding her trees and felt that other areas are being beautified, but her trees will be completely wiped out. She said the street could be improved very well without four (4) lanes. Oliver Roen, 45 Ash Street explained that he has not been contacted by the County Appraiser although he has tried to contact him twice. He asked at what point is it determined that a lot is substandard because he will have only 20 feet in front of his house. Mayor Reinert said that all questions will be answered at one (1) time later during this public hearing. Frank Crowley, owner of a vacant 500 foot parcel on Ash Street PAGE 6 27