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ITEM 2 MAXFIELD RESEARCH GROUP February 28, 1994 A MEMORANDUM TO: Mary Saarion City of Mounds View FROM: Tom Melchior Maxfield Research Group, Inc. RE: Market Overview of Miniature Golf Courses - Northern Portion of the Metropolitan Area Per your request, I have completed a review of the current supply of miniature golf courses in the northern portion of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area and assessed the site of the proposed Mounds View miniature golf course, adjacent to City Hall. This memorandum summarizes the research findings. Since this work was completed during the winter (when outdoor courses are closed), we have incomplete data on most of the courses. Site Analysis The site of the proposed miniature golf course is a parcel of land directly south of Mounds View City Hall, at the northwest corner of US Highway 10 and Edgewood Drive. Access to the site will be provided from Edgewood Drive with most users accessing Edgewood Drive from Highway 10. Highway 10 intersects with several major streets and freeways in close proximity to the site, including Interstate 35W (one mile southeast), State Highway 96 (two miles to the southeast) and State High- way 65 or Central Avenue (two miles to the northwest). Users from adjacent neigh- borhoods in the northeast portion of Mounds View could access the site from Edge- wood Drive, a neighborhood collector street, without having to travel via Highway 10. The site is an excellent one for this type of development, with very high visibility and good access. Average daily traffic counts on Highway 10 between Silver Lake Road and County Road H were 41,000 vehicles per day in 1992, according to the Minne- sota Department of Transportation. The location along this route will provide 612-338-0012 620 KICKERNICK,430 FIRST AVENUE NORTH 612-338-0659 FAX MINNEAPOLIS,MINNESOTA 55401