HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 93-42CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 93-42
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING EVALUATION OF ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR
COUNTY ROAD 10 AROUND, RATHER THAN THROUGH, ARMSTRONG LAKE
WHEREAS, the Washington County Public Works Department (WCPWD) has
proposed building a four lane divided highway through Armstrong Lake in the Cities of
Lake Elmo and Oakdale generally along the present alignment of County Road 10 (the
"through the lake" route; and
WHEREAS, this Council agrees that the road in this area in bad condition and
needs to be reconstructed; and
WHEREAS, the WCPWD has prepared an Environmental Assessment Worksheet
(EAW), and provided comments for this project which names the Washington County
Board of Commissioners as the Responsible Governmental Unit (RGU) for this project;
and,
WHEREAS, this Council accepts the comments relating to the EAW as to the
study; and
WHEREAS, this Council believes that said EAW, in only relating to the re-
engineering of an existing roadway, did not include -full consideration of other feasible
and prudent roadways and that a decision on an alternative route affects the County Road
infrastructure and that any choice of alternative route should be a decision of the County
Board; and
WHEREAS, this Council believes that this road construction should fully
recognize the impact on the environment of such a route.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Washington County
Board of Commissioners, as RGU for this project, re-examine the aspect of alternative
routes on their road infrastructure, and if feasiblle,- include a study of these alternatives
routes - north or south of Armstrong Lake in an amended EAW.