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Mounds View Planning Commission January 7, 1998 Regular Meeting Page 4 Commissioner Obert suggested that it is important to keep in mind that the ring road development is just speculation and no plans have been approved by the City. He also expressed concerns that the developer could decide to abandon the project due to lack of progress on the City's behalf. Director Jopke told the Commission that there is written communication from Mn/DOT saying that the traffic light proposal is justified. The issue now becomes how is it going to be paid for. Commissioner Brasaemle said he is concerned about building a road through a wetland, or at least the wetland buffer zone, and just building more roads in general in Mounds View. He added that the signalized intersection would eliminate the need for a ring road. Liaison Koopmeiners told the Commission that some of the delays that are being experienced in the theater development have come about as a result of the University of Minnesota Design Center being involved in the Highway 10 Corridor Study. The developer became involved in this study because if the ring road is developed he will lose Outlot B of the currently proposed development. In order to make up for this lost property, the developer wanted to enter into a negotiation agreement with the City that would make a future piece of property available to replace the property lost to the ring road development. Michael Berke, 2683 Lake Court Circle, told the Commission that the Silver Lake Woods Townhome Owners Association doesn't have a problem with local traffic, but the addition of the theater to the immediate area would introduce non-citizens to Mounds View Drive. Michael Grommesh, 2698 Lake Court Drive, stated that the traffic planner had stated that 10 percent of the theater attendees would exit the theater and go out to Mounds View Drive and 30 percent would go out on Highway 10. He said he disagreed with this scenario because it is human nature to go the fastest way possible, and in his opinion cutting across to Mounds View Drive would be the fastest way possible. Chairperson Peterson said that he is still very enthused about the theater development but has concerns about the traffic impact on the immediate area and the impact the development will have on the available green space in the community. He added that he felt the ball was in the developers court and that something needed to be done to get the project back on track. Ms. Olsen told the Commission that the developer had made the statement that he is waiting for the City to tell him if there is going to be a ring road or not before he continues • drawing his development plans.