HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2003-041CITY OF LAKE ELM®
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-041
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has erected a large
Klondike Avenue street sign facing westbound traffic on State Highway 5;
WHEREAS, a similar Klondike Avenue street sign for eastbound traffic has been
in place for some time;
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elmo has received a request to remove the new
westbound Klondike Avenue street sign;
WHEREAS, the City Council directed staff to mail letters to the nine property
owners /residents along Klondike Avenue advising them of this request;
WHEREAS, the majority of the residents along Klondike Avenue had no
objections to the removal of the Klondike Avenue street sign;
WHEREAS, the City has received comments fi'om Klondike Avenue residents
indicating the 55 MPH speed limit and lack of a protected left turn lane from State
Highway 5 was a far greater safety issue than whether or not there was a Klondike sign
on Highway 5;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Lake Elmo City Council
requests MnDOT to remove the Klondike Avenue street sign facing westbound traffic on
State Highway 5, on the basis that this sign serves a limited number of houses.
ADOPTED, by the Lake Elmo City Council on the 6th of May, 2003.