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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 Coun •,oad I. <br /> Areas south of this would not be affected. ;:, <br /> gig", :;ror4'• <br /> Mr. Chen stated the studyshows that closingoff <::;'::�od air,,:: ' n_'>: e Walgreen <br /> - ;.,, ,,,t,',, -, <br /> project, 18 cars an hour would be added to the tr. (I/ ' flow on Gr ehwQ0 a. a 've. <br /> X ,,4; •,,',.t-4,;,f,";' R Y , <br /> Ms. Polachek-King stated the study time was t4 4$hort to et a good a _��• {, <br /> Ms. Keyes stated the traffic on Greenwood is muc :_1- 'n the summer because of the <br /> ' he didn't think the traffic <br /> recreation that is taking place in Hillview Park. S 4..' ; :�:� - $s <br /> count was accurate. -;w :,<.-- <br /> Mr. Chen stated the Walgreen project w ate. a -° d e an ad56 cars that would <br /> enter into the Highway 10 County R�a 'linteG ring tm. peak hour. This is <br /> 1.2 percent of the total traffic that. =y n this intersCo ,,,a 4, given day. <br /> John Wiens, 7760 Greenwo # '4 rive, •u tioned ` Chen's figures and stated his <br /> Ak <br /> concerns about the accurae, e s $' <br /> 1. <br /> Mr. ::hen stated wR 40 t+ 610-11:� ' � �T completed, in 1999, there will be a <br /> si• $' �-z7t decre. -�� con Hi , ` > : This will make Highway 10 a safer road to <br /> y Y <br /> Chairpiexso;l°eterson saioicw4.9,very disappointed when the pedestrian bridge over <br /> Highwa 9 ca eled ssioner Obert agreed. <br /> Chen told i,_ . dE _ sion at 714 cars per day, Greenwood Drive is well within the <br /> Metropolitan Co s efinition of maximum traffic for a residential street's traffic count <br /> for any given da <br /> Ms. Keyes sate she would like to know the increased cost for the City to maintain the <br /> ads th.attlire affected by the increased traffic. She asked if this information could be <br /> F d br iii;the next meeting that was held in regards to the Walgreen project. <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 /> • <br />