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Clerk -Administrator and City Council <br />Page Two -of Two <br />October 3, 1985 <br />The c0.S_t_QL1fial�ralnu,y aas,�.uLu - - ear). <br />(J the above figures is $129,000 (30 years x $4,300/y <br />There arc appCOXi1n3t"fo 5.5 miles of countre <br />y oads in the_City of <br />Mounds View (Attachment tip. There ace other county roads in th <br />City of Mounds View but they are classified as County State Aid <br />ves money from the State of <br />Highways (CSAH). The county recei <br />Minnesota to maintain these roads and returning the CSAH roads to <br />the City of Mounds View seems unlikely. The county could t-ho" <br />under present state law, turn 5.5 miles of <br />City of noun s View wit ou our approval. This action wouOld <br />seise the cost of maintainin^ the City streets by $? �-� <br />. _ hem ,_< x 30 vearrss <br />This possible shift in tax burden does not seem to be fair to me <br />and I don't think it will seem to be fair to tax payers in the <br />City of Mounds View. I think that the tax payers in Mounds View <br />would want to know how the County Commissioners have voted on <br />this issue. I have heard, although I don't know if it is <br />true, that a majority of the County Commissioners live in St. <br />Paul and a minority of the County Commissioners <br />live in the turning <br />suburbs. Therefore, the voting may <br />back all county roads in Ramsey County to the cities that the <br />county roads are in. This action would 1 , thescitiesave eareupownty erlesseto j large amount of money. App earentlyY �../ <br />stop the county from doing thi:. <br />I�hope that there are some other reasons to allow the county to <br />turn back Red Oak Drive to the Cit-- v otTer an our nee or a <br />Cron sign at Red Oak Drive and Ardan Avenue. <br />I understand that if Red Oak Drive is turned back to the City, <br />the City will want to take the M.S.A. designation off of Jackson <br />Drive and place the M.S.A. designation on Red Oak Drive. If Red <br />Oak Drive is turned back to the City, I recommend that the M.S.A. <br />designation be switched from Jackson Drive to Red Oak Drive. <br />However, by making this switch in M.S.A. designations, we do not <br />increase the revenue to the City for street maintenance. The <br />City is presently receivingg rmaximumgivamount us f maintenance <br />dollars that the M.S.A. p 9am <br />reet <br />maintenance. <br />�, RECOMM ��t I recommend thaw Clty, try to stop t e coun y <br />(/jN/ from turning back Red Oak Drive to the Cit�ackucanno55 e es s <br />seemto outweigh th benefits. I the tur�r <br />stopped_,_ I recommend increasing the budget for street <br />maintenance. <br />�) Ar� I stated-bef:�,Li will abide by your decision. <br />SWT/bac <br />