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Page 1 of 1 <br />Dean A. Johnston <br />From: Deborah Steele [dkmacsteele@msn.com] <br />Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 3:19 PM <br />To: deanjohnston@comcast.net; scdelapp@earthlink.net; annjsmith@msn.com; johnsonliz@att.net; <br />nicolepark@comcast.net <br />Subject: tonight's council meeting/ hwy 36 <br />I am very concerned with the new restricted access to Hwy 36 at Keats Avenue, especially with the <br />building of the new church at the southwest corner of this intersection. The only access to the church is <br />a long, winding road to Keats Avenue. Therefore, with the new "3/4 access" intersection, people leaving <br />this large church who wish to go west on Hwy 36 will now be forced to go either east on 36 until they <br />can snake a u-turn, or snake along through a residential neighborhood to get to DeMontreville Trail in <br />order to make a left turn onto 36. This was poorly thought out. <br />Was the purpose of the limited access intended to keep morning commuters in the Lake Elmo <br />neighborhood from joining the flow of traffic onto westbound Hwy 36? I believe there is only low - <br />density housing in this neighborhood, which contributes minimally to the morning commute. And <br />unless we have sold out to the Met Council again, I do not believe any high density housing is planned <br />along Keats Ave. near Hwy 36. So exactly what was the purpose of this restriced <br />intersection? Wouldn't a stop light have been a better solution? <br />Why isn't this project even mentioned on the MINDot website? And what of future closures affecting <br />access to Lake Elmo from Hwy 36? If access is restricted or closed to or from DeMontreville Trail, <br />Highlands Trail, and Lake Elmo Avenue occur, how will people living in these neighborhoods (the vast <br />majority of whom work west of here) be able to travel west without first traveling several miles out of <br />their way west or east to connect with Hwy 36? Please look at the map. There is no access to Hwy 36 <br />from Hilton Trail, which is the closest controlled (stoplight) intersection. We are also part of the <br />Mahtomedi School District. School buses now cross 36 at both DeMontreville Tr. and at Highlands Tr. <br />in order to go west on 36 , then north on Hilton Trail. Will buses have to drive several miles through <br />Oakdale in order to backtrack on 36 to Hilton Trail? I am already greatly concerned with our children's <br />safety in regard to the 65mph speed limit recently (and without notice to Lake Elmo) posted on Hwy 36. <br />Please represent my concerns at tonight's council meeting and in future meetings with regard to these <br />projects. <br />Deb Steele dkmacsteele amsn.com <br />PC Maga_zine's 2007 editors' choice foil best Web mail —award -winning. Windows Live IIotmai1. <br />5/15/2007 <br />