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Mounds View City Council September 13, 2021 <br />Regular Meeting Page 5 <br />2 Ken Dobizl, 7448 Spring Lake Road, indicated he has lived in his home for the past 11 years. He <br />3 commented he supported the road being redone with curb and gutter. However, he opposed the <br />4 trail stating there was no relevant data to support the trail moving forward. He recommended the <br />5 project move forward without the trail. <br />6 <br />7 Terri Hougen, 8340 Spring Lake Road, reported she has lived in her home since 1977. She noted <br />8 traffic has increased considerably in the last five years and estimated over half were speeding. She <br />9 stated she supports a sidewalk being included in this project for safety purposes. She commented <br />10 she loved trees, but believed for safety reasons, a sidewalk should be installed. She suggested the <br />11 sidewalk be installed on the east side of the street in order for it to meet up with sidewalk along <br />12 Ardan. She recommended the sidewalk be back to curb as well as this would take up less space in <br />13 the boulevard. <br />14 <br />15 Brandi Gapinski, 7313 Spring Lake Road, thanked City staff for completing a walk and talk with <br />16 her. She stated this provided her with a great deal of information on how the project would look. <br />17 She explained she did not want a sidewalk or trail on her street. She reported some of her neighbors <br />18 have private drains that flow out onto the street and she wondered if these could remain in place. <br />19 She asked if water, electric and gas would be updated through this project. She questioned if a <br />20 roundabout would be installed at County Road I and Spring Lake Road. She inquired if a four-way <br />21 stop would be installed at Bronson and Spring Lake Road. She asked if the realignment was <br />22 required per MSA requirements. She commented on the City's Comprehensive Plan noting there <br />23 was flexibility within the plan and encouraged the City to keep this in mind. <br />24 <br />25 Dan Dreier, 7830 Spring Lake Road, thanked the Council for speaking to him, along with the staff <br />26 members who reached out to him. He expressed concern regarding the proposed curb and gutter <br />27 as it relates to parking. He feared that if curb and gutter were installed, there would be parking <br />28 concerns along his street. He stated he had room for three trucks in his driveway and questioned <br />29 where his guests would park during a special event. He indicated he also has concerns if there was <br />30 enough room for a trail to be installed. <br />31 <br />32 Margaret Oehlenschlager, 7545 Spring Lake Road, stated she has lived in her home since 1978. <br />33 She explained she has a new asphalt driveway that was less than four years old, along with three <br />34 of her neighbors. She feared how her property would be impacted if she had to give up this new <br />35 driveway and her Hosta garden for a City trail. <br />36 <br />37 Tammy Englund, 8419 Spring Lake Road, indicated she has lived in her home for the past 15 <br />38 years. She commented she supports a sidewalk being installed because it was unsafe to walk along <br />39 Spring Lake Road. She stated she has four school -aged children and she believed a sidewalk would <br />40 benefit this roadway, but noted she did not want to see a trail installed. <br />41 <br />42 Cathlene Olin, 8245 Spring Lake Road, stated she has lived in her home for the past 43 years. She <br />43 commented she likes the road the way it is with all the trees and shade. She recommended that if <br />44 a change has to be made that a sidewalk be installed and not a trail. <br />45 <br />46 Patricia Robinson, 8360 Pleasantview Drive, reported she opposed the City's mailbox policy. She <br />