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Mounds View Planning Commission • February 4, 1998
<br /> 410 Regular Meeting Page 6
<br /> Mr. Johnson added he is also concerned how the Walgreen project will affect the time it
<br /> takes for a person to sell his home if he decides that he can't live in the neighborhood once
<br /> the project is given the go ahead.
<br /> Mary Polachek-King, 7751 Greenwood Drive, statedshe hascoda: '°<about how traffic
<br /> would affect the residents' ability to safely use Hillvi. :, I ark. `S :;:;;,a td ••that the
<br /> Walgreen project would also bring with it more rets propertie p'4: S over- y
<br /> saturated rental property climate in Mounds Vie ;'''''''' ,f ,Y ,•
<br /> Bob Cunningham, with TOLD Development, '::' f-,4,, project develop '''Cd it is
<br /> the developer's desire to cooperate with the City an9 :, " :g""- .• bors. This could include
<br /> implementing traffic-slow-down designs into thele' "_> ,, . re-engineering existing
<br /> drainage problems to alleviate flooding in the prapertie )a:Io< :.0 -r on the development
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<br /> Mr. Cunningham stated that the b - .',o` C ,,"tio is ` .ercent; typically a retail
<br /> development lot-size-to- ratio is 20 ��� - _ 4
<br /> P building,, �" P �_ �:"tided that the average
<br /> number of cars entering into the;. algreen •ctlity woF $ :.s= six cars an hour at normal
<br /> times, with the number of carsmcreasin'a nine c �.er hour during peak-use periods. A.
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<br /> Mr. Cunnignham told t.`,.;Commis rf that t .<roject would generate 35-45 jobs.
<br /> Appr ximately 15 2 ti jobs w.,Trak,� "'me with the balance being full-time, and
<br /> of. es there wo Yy execute -WAt4 a ns including manager, assistant manager, and
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<br /> Mr Jo nsa rr ed he '4,C-',1'- = the City on numerous occasions to close off Greenwood
<br /> Drive tolo • eltm ate som' a tl a •accidents that occur because of the high traffic flow on
<br /> tha,, eet arras:g-.-7..told 6 the City that Greenwood Drive cannot be closed off
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<br /> cause of Fire 0 : .$ 'erg, Police Department, and school bus use. However, now the
<br /> City is saying tha ` q ay to close off Edgewood Drive. Mr. Johnson said if Eastwood
<br /> ir can be closed offr tax-base reason, then Greenwood should be able to be closed off for
<br /> the safety conceafs of the residents.
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<br /> ,r , ommissitt er Obert suggested that all the facts, traffic counts, accident reports, etc., be
<br /> ect . o the discussions that are taking place can be based on fact and not on
<br /> ..t ojjecture.
<br /> Chairperson Peterson recommended that a broader traffic analysis be done because the
<br /> current traffic study addresses only the areas north of Long Lake Road and County Road
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