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R-75-! a RESOLUTION CITY OF LAKE ELMO WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION RELATING TO EVALUATION OF I-94 ALTERNATE ROUTES WHEREAS, the I-94 Management Committee by its letter of December 16, 1974, has asked the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo for its evaluation of the alternate routes for the proposed Inter -state Highway No. 94; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo has considered these alternate routes for sometime as the various proposals relate to planning and development within the City of Lake Elmo; and WHEREAS, the City Council has most recently considered the position of the Washington County Board of Commissioners with respect to proposed alternate routes, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the following statementsbe and the same are hereby the determinations and recommendations of the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo to be submitted to said I-94 Manage- ment Committee for the purpose of aiding said Committee in evaluating the alternate routes proposed for Inter -State Highway 94: 1. The I-94 Management Committee has asked: "Identify specific areas and/or items of interest to your community which you feel would be either beneficially or adversely affected by either alternate." RESPONSE As to Alternate I, the City Council of the City of Lake Elmo determines that selection of Alternate I would benefit the City of Lake Elmo for the following reasons: (a) The County Road 80 interchange is beneficial both as a connector for old Trunk)Highway 12 and for C.R. 80 itself. C.R. 80 is proposed to become a major north -south corridor serving western Washington County. It is also recommended that sufficient right-of-way be required and allowance be made for future cloverleaf at C.R. 80 - 94 intersection. It is recommended that "free - flow" traffic provisions be designed in the ramp inter- section and the T.H. 12 intersection with C. R. 80. (b) The County Road 19B interchange is necessary to pro- vide access to the regional park now under development. In addition, this interchange will serve proposed develop- ment in Woodbury and Lake Elmo including the Dayton -Hudson regional center. (c) The proposed intersection at County Road 15 will permit allowance for an acquisition of sufficient right-