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October 7, 1994 Dear Mayor, CouncilN' embers and :ity.Adtninistratpr: I am writing on behalf of the residents of 32nd Street North. Three requests were made to the city administrator on June 6, 1994. These request were for: 1) A "slow children" or newest form of sign. 2) A "blind driveway" sign for traffic approaching 11075 32nd St. N. from the West end of 32nd St. N. 3) A 25 mph sign for traffic entering 32nd St. N. from Lake Elmo avenue North (since one already existed at the other end of 32nd St. N. for traffic entering from the West.) Mary Kueffner told me to put together a petition from the residents before action could be taken. A petition was signed by all residents of 32nd St. N. and was delivered four days later to the city offices on Junel0, 1994. These requests were made in response to traffic travelling too fast on 32nd St. N. Some cars are using it as a short cut to Lake Elmo Ave. N. 32nd Street North does not have sidewalks, shoulders, or in many cases level space off the street for pedestrians to wall. 'There are a significant number of children who are residents of 32nd Street North. We supervise our children at all times but if a car is travelling at high speeds it unnecessarily dangerous to walk with them anywhere on the . street. There are presently no less than 3 "children" warning signs with in a 1 block radius of 32nd Street North. If the city does not believe in their efficacy then there is no reason for their existence and they should be removed so as not to be a distraction to more important signs. If not then we too should receive two, one at each end. The action taken by the city was to remove the existing 25 mph sign at the West end of 32nd St. N. and place a "Limited Sight Vision" sign in its place. A 25 mph sign was placed at the East entrance to 32nd St. N. and a "Limited Sight Distance" sign was placed behind a tree. The latter sign is not visible until a car is within 5 feet and looking for it. We do not feel that our request were fulfilled. There is still nothing alerting the drivers to the presence of young children. There is no warning of a blind driveway at 11075. Finally we have now lost a 25mph sign that was at the West end. I also understand that there was a "slow children" sign at the West end that was removed when the new drain field was installed.