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_____ ___________________._ . . . 1 i ..,.. . .t , ,. Hbu- (( fi n _ j ,he, i r, /7 `'' ' • Mounds View s , Pond near bridge ' II site may be relocated Ti 1•' Study will surface water management fund. railing,"said Ulrich.Also of concern -1 ' If the study finds that relocation is is the extra maintenance needed to determine whether feasible, the cost for the actual remove garbage thrown pond two can co-exist nexpected to with the expected increase in public i I" rangerelocafromonof$the10,000pond tois$32,500 and activity around the new bintoridge.the 1. • 1+ would commence simultaneously Some council members,including , by Greg Schmidt with the bridge construction, which Julie Trude, said they would prefer 1 P - The Mounds View City Council Ulrich expects will begin in the relocation because of the unattractive- q;j June 10 authorized a study to deter- spring of 1997. I mine the feasibility of relocating a The new according Q ries of the current pond. When.the ' I-" drainage pond from the site of a Ulrich, will possibly location,be behindthebe bridge of 1995, Mayor Jerry Liroved inneal o j t ' planned pedestrian bridge over city'spublic works area, •� ' ''I I Highway 10. Y east of the showed support for pond relocation. t Public Works Director Mike Phillips 66 station. "It's an eyesore and very dangerous t ry 1. Ulrich said work on the study will Expensive alternative for children,"said Linke. • j( start immediately. If the SEH stud 11; with thestudy,Ulrich , 1 The city received two estimates pond should stay andpbe redesigned also inforoves that the Alonrmed the Pcoouncil about the lr� for the cost of the study:$7,620 from within the bridge area, that cost is change in the design of the bridge's '• BRW, Inc., the contractor awarded estimated to be at least S40,000. This entrance ramp. Originally the -• the pedestrian bridge project, and scenario would include a change to entrance was designed for a switch- $6,900 from Short-Elliott-Hendrick- the overall appearance of the bridge. back ramp,but has been changed to a i; j son, the city's consulting engineer. "The engineers have stated that spiral ramp. "It would be more user The council awarded the work to we're going to need some inside friendly and take up less room,"said SEH;based on its low bid.The study fencing.onthe inside railing to make Ulrich. The cost of the pedestrian 1 } will be financed through the city's it Y so people,can't jump. off the bridge is estimated at5600,000. i ‘ a 11 ; 4IP 1 I i