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Mounds View City Council October 26, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 7 effort into the consideration of this project and attended many meetings. Mr. Glidden stated the 1 one tree that may be impacted is on his property so it seems personal. He noted the Edgewood 2 School sidewalk is adjacent to the curb and signage is on the school side of the roadway. In 3 addition, mailboxes and snow storage are not issues in that area. Mr. Glidden felt that bicycles 4 did not belong in that area and that the issues were solvable, but it brings to light the reasons 5 residents have been so involved with the Edgewood Drive project. He stated that three residents 6 favor sidewalks and conceded on that issue since the width of the street was left intact, which 7 they believe adds safety. Mr. Glidden stated he had been willing to accept the configuration that 8 included the sidewalk as an acceptable intrusion for the safety of the wider street. However, now 9 it has become more intrusive and had he known, he would have spoken more strongly against the 10 sidewalks at the Committee meeting. Mr. Glidden advised that he just got the notice on 11 Thursday but the meeting had already been held on Monday so his only opportunity was to attend 12 the meeting tonight. He stated he can live with the mailboxes being on the other side of the 13 street; however, that may be an issue for his other neighbors. He asked the Council to revert to 14 the design agreed to at the September 21, 2009, Committee meeting and September 28, 2009, 15 Council meeting. 16 17 Dwayne Freeburg, 5210 Edgewood Drive, a 42-year resident, stated he was originally against the 18 sidewalk but accepted the configuration shown on the orange sheet of paper and having 19 mailboxes on the other side of the street. However, he objected to the configuration shown on 20 the white sheet of paper because he believed road salt would cause dead grass along the street 21 and in his yard. 22 23 Barry Larson, 5200 Edgewood Drive, stated he lives across from the school, tennis courts and 24 supports Option 3. He stated he also supports a wider street and sidewalks on both sides so it is 25 up-to-date for the whole community. He stated there is validity in support of the boulevard, 26 which he supports, noting it does not encroach beyond the right-of-way. Mr. Larson stated he 27 has a salt problem on two sides since he has a corner lot. He thought the snow would be 28 restricted to the boulevard so there would be less salt damage to yards. However, if the sidewalk 29 is at the curb, snow would then be on their yards so more salt damage would occur. With regard 30 to the mailboxes, he felt they should be on the east side, the same side as the houses. Mr. Larson 31 stated he does not favor chokers or any sort of restrictions and suggested if there are concerns at 32 the school, flashing lights at the crosswalks be considered as an alternative. 33 34 Dave Warwick, 5081 Edgewood Drive, stated he does not support chokers because of the hazard 35 caused for bicyclists and felt jogging the road over may cause a problem if drivers are not 36 attentive. Mr. Warwork stated one day the salt truck went by his house four times and 37 questioned why so much road salt has to be used. 38 39 Public Works Director DeBar clarified that major design configurations have been approved. 40 Under consideration tonight are design enhancements like turn lanes, boulevards, bump outs, and 41 signing. He explained the alignment of the boulevard and sidewalk, resulting in a gain of three 42 feet of lawn in the boulevard area. 43 44 Council Member Gunn asked whether the tree in Mr. Glidden’s yard is in the way of the 45