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• Mounds View Planning Commission . February 4, 1998 <br /> Regular Meeting Page 7 <br /> Michael Chen, representing Benshoof& Associates, traffic consultants, addressed the <br /> Commission and stated that the study area and scope of the traffic study were determined <br /> by the areas that would be affected by closing off Eastwood Drive at Countoad I. <br /> Areas south of this would not be affected. <br /> y: <br /> Mr. Chen stated the study shows that closing offE.a ood aii4.a:0;tn ' he Walgreen <br /> project, 18 cars an hour would be added to the tr. :``flow on Gr.''',;,::::7:::::::.1.:..,ve. <br /> Af <br /> gstudy <br /> Ms. Polachek Kin stated the time was t4.4 Z ort to.'_et a good a $ <br /> mak, <br /> Ms. Keyes stated the traffic on Greenwood is muc i'hea; n the summer because of the <br /> recreation that is taking place in Hillview Park. So 4.f. . $ she didn't think the traffic <br /> count was accurate. "J' <br /> s r <br /> 44 <br /> ,AgMr. Chen stated the Walgreen project ou d`"e : ate an adkp di a 56 cars that would <br /> <s� a <br /> enter into the Highway 10 County RoadA `mt on d ring th p.m. peak hour. This is <br /> 1.2 percent of the total traffic thatyis in this in •rsec to�•, y given day. <br /> ,Y4;IIIJohn Wiens, 7760 Greenwo Drive, q - tioned : Chen's figures and stated his <br /> e. <br /> concerns about the accurac:. a < e stud j.. <br /> Mr.•I en stated w..4,4,41:610-11:1,9,:" '`'�'r <br /> completed, in 1999, there will be a <br /> sit.!7:7,44t: .:c;. nt decre. ` - o.c on Hi c;thAtt,. This will make Highway 10 a safer road to <br /> It:ii.. ..Z,it <br /> ' :5`�:T,.`.i.. ::•A�.'�6• ,./fes...:.: <br /> S „3:,`�j-i>:,,..m,0. �,2n ':.+1...0..-="C:V u`� <br /> Chairp . ot Peterson sa;i .,-: �-very disappointed when the pedestrian bridge over <br /> Highwa:.. : a eled. missioner Obert agreed. <br /> ictib, V' <br /> <;. <br /> m;.Mr. Chen told th t t i#ission at 714 cars per day, Greenwood Drive is well within the <br /> tNietropolitan Coma efinition of maximum traffic for a residential street's traffic count <br /> all <br /> _ = for any given days <br /> o <br /> -'-:;'14. .-, <br /> Ms. Keyes ss she would like to know the increased cost for the City to maintain the <br /> " tro�ads tlla, affected by the increased traffic. She asked if this information could be <br /> ,,. h the next meeting that was held in regards to the Walgreen project. <br /> :;v:�rx::ate <br /> Mr. Johnson asked if it would be possible to put funds in escrow to protect the residents <br /> from water damage caused by unforeseeable flooding of the Walgreen property and its <br /> effect on the adjoining residential properties. <br /> III <br />