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November 27, 1973 Page 6 <br />Councilmember Baumgartner stated one of the problems in obtaining <br />another stop sign or lower speed limit on County Road J is in the number <br />of governmental jurisdictions there: Anoka Ramsey Counties, Mounds <br />View, Spring Lake Park and Blaine. <br />Mr. Bodor, 8289 Spring Lake Road, state that MTC buses travel much <br />safer than the average motorist. Ile feels bus service is very needed. <br />Mrs. Mountin rides bus daily and finds six to nine riders on both <br />inbound and outbound routes between Ardan and T.H.10. She feels bus <br />service is definitely needed, but neighborhood load should be shared. <br />Councilmember Ziebarth stated that this level of ridership does not <br />warrant the need for 42 buses a day. He read a portion of Scott Dick <br />son's letter indicating that MTC considers only two alternates <br />feasible: alignment on Ardan /Spring Lake Road or alignment on <br />Red Oak Drive. <br />George Gustafson, 8391 Spring Lake Road, stated that as a 40 year <br />resident he felt very fortunate to even have bus service in Mounds <br />View. If gasoline shortage continues, all the people who complain <br />about bus routing will be back begging for bus service. He added <br />that children in that area treat the street as a playground with utter <br />disregard for any vehicles, buses or passenger cars. Would be good <br />step in right direction to reduce bus speeds. Suggested that by <br />rerouting back to Red Oak it will encourage this as a major thoroughfare <br />to service the Anoka County Airport if it's expanded. Suggested that <br />blacktop shoulder is needed on County Road J for pedestrian and <br />bicycle traffic. <br />Rose Langenberger, 2740 Ardan, moved to Mounds View to aet away from <br />the buses and bought where there were no bus routes. <br />Ellen Johnson, 8295 Red Oak, lived there eight years. Wants bus <br />service to continue in Mounds View. <br />Thomas Field, 8409 Knollwood, stated gas prices too high now and <br />our taxes are subsidizing buses now, so we should support them. <br />Charlotte Forslund, 7886 Sunnyside Road, agrees with Mr. Gustafson. <br />Stated that city has strugged to get bus service and to reject it now <br />would make it very difficult to ever get them back if we wanted them. <br />Tom Foster, 2516 Ridge Lane, thinks problem is getting another stop <br />sign on County Road J. <br />Rachel Bardwell, 2932 County Road J, has no sympathy for residents <br />of Ardan who allow their children to play in the streets. Requested <br />Council support for additional stop sign on County Road J and reduced <br />speed limits there. <br />Acting Mayor Hodges stated that he agrees with •1r. Gustafson. The <br />only way city will get action is for people to make personal appearances <br />to demand action by the County and State. <br />