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- 3 - <br />be discussed with Mr. Sanborn of the Minneapolis Post Office. Councilman Johnson <br />impressed upon the audience the fact that several central dispatch systems such as <br />Unity Hospital were not familiar with the Mounds View area and would have difficulty <br />'ocating addresses under our present system. He stated that residents would have to <br />new numbers for their mail boxes and homes and postage for change of address <br />cards, and there would be some slight inconvenience to friends and relatives and a <br />slight delay in receiving mail after the change took place. <br />Councilman Baumgartner asked if St. Paul Post Office assigned street names. Mr.. <br />Rydell said they did not but they would like to be consulted. As an indication of <br />the problem, Mr. Rydell stated there were 17 Lake Streets in St. Paul and 7 St. <br />Pauls on the North American continent. Councilman Baumgartner said he had discovered <br />that drivers licenses do not have to be changed or fishing licenses with a change <br />of address. <br />Northwestern Bell has advised the office that all residents would stay in the <br />Minneapolis directory. <br />Mayor Neisen expressed surprise that more people were not in attendance since <br />3,200 newsletters were delivered advertising the hearing. <br />Mrs. Claude Weatherly, 2210 Sherwood asked and received assurances that she would <br />not be placed in the St. Paul phone directory. <br />Robert Glazer asked if the acceptance of the Metropolitan system in the Seven County <br />area won't be predicated by the approval of other Villages and cities. Mr. Rydell <br />replied that they are presently seeking to convince St. Paul and'Stillwater on the <br />new system. He replied that problems with the old numbering system are compounded <br />vith rapid population growth. Mr. Rydell also responded that junk mail would not <br />0 forwarded if the addresses were changed. <br />Mayor Neisen asked if any suburb had accepted the new plan. Mr. Rydell replied that <br />all of Dakota and 83% of the population in Washington County are now on the <br />Metropolitan system. Mayor Neisen also asked if the Post Office would go to the <br />State Legislature to seek a change to the Metropolitan system. Mr. Rydell replied <br />no, and the Post Office has no legal right to seek such a change through the <br />legislature. <br />Mr. Edmund Vol;tin, 7337 Spring Lake Road asked why the change would not be to <br />Minneapolis instead of St. Paul. Councilman Johnson replied because we are a part <br />of Ramsey County. <br />Mr. Bernard Falck, 7111 Knollwood stated that most people associate with the <br />Minneapolis trade area. He would like to see the street names uniform in reference <br />to County Road H, where New Brighton and Mounds View streets intersect with different <br />names. <br />Mrs. Phyllis Blanchard, 8005 Groveland said St. Paul is not on the Metropolitan <br />system. What happens if the focal point (the Capitol) changes. <br />Mr. Lloyd Blanchard, 8005 Groveland asked how many duplicate numbers there were in <br />Mounds View. The reply was two. He then asked how many homes were on the East- <br />West streets. Chief Fagerstrom replied in excess of 50. Mr. Blanchard then replied <br />why not change the East -West streets since the Mayors of Minneapolis and St, Paul <br />Auld never agree to a Metropolitan system. He stated any change to a Metropolitan <br />stem would have to come from the Metropolitan Council. <br />