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Mounds View City Council January 22, 1990 Regular Meeting Page Two This is not a City project, but rather is a MnDOT 111 project located primarily in Blaine, but also involv- ing three other cities, two county boards, MnDOT and State departments. The City has hosted two informa- tional meetings, one in February 1986 and the other two weeks ago, and Mayor Hankner reviewed the notifi- cation process that was followed. At this point the Council needs to know where the majority of the people are, and not put neighborhood against neighbor- hood. Julie Trude, 8391 Knollwood Drive, stated there is a lot of concern, and the City government needs to be used to work something out the people are happy to live with. She stated not many people have known about what is planned, and she questioned how people could have been in an information vacuum for the past ten years. The purpose of the petition cir- culated was to inform the neighborhood of what was planned. Concerns are with safety, with small children, increased traffic flow, additional assess- ments due to road erosion, and possible rerouting of buses . She asked the Council to listen to the concerns of the residents and act. She also stated she had been told by the previous City planner that nothing was planned for County Road J. She had been referred • to the City Planner by her realtor. Stan Hagen, 8439 Knollwood Drive, stated he does not believe this plan is a workable plan and he would like another public hearing to present the case of why the plan wouldn ' t work. Mayor Hankner explained MnDOT is holding informa- tional meetings and they are past the first step. Mr. Hagenstated the goal is to get a public heaCingaaad go beyond an informational meeting. He is willing to attend an informational meeting first but feels a public hearing would show the Council the need to look at this further. Mayor Hankner explained a public hearing and infor- mational meeting are very similar. It will be difficult to set a future date at this time as schedules need to be coordinated, and it is hoped to have at least one months notice. Tom Field 8409 Knollwood Drive, stated he supports everything people have said so far and he questioned why MnDOT is even involved, if the people of Knollwood • do not want this.