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MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRATO DATE: NOVEMBER 17, 1989 SUBJECT: TRUCK TRAFFIC Recently I received a telephone call. from Mr- Spencer Swanson, 2505 County Road H, regarding the ngestion created by semi trucks using the Highway 10/County Road H /Old Highway 8 intersection. Mr. Swanson indicated to me that he felt the presence of these trucks, particularly during the morning and evening rush hours, were creating a significant traffic hazard and that through the cooperative use of alternate routes such as Highway 96, the trucking operators in the Mounds View Industrial Park could alleviate intersection, while at the same time congestion at this ent access to 35W and Trunk Highway 10. still having conveni I discussed Mr. Swanson's phone call with Mr. Dan Solar, Ramsey County Traffic Engineer, and Ric Minetor and both agreed that there is little or nothing that the City or. County can do to prevent ordiscour trucksage the use of h due the fact that intersection by sr these are all public highways and roads. Both agreed, however, that a viable option would firms, namely1t the Century cooperation of the three truck Motor Freight, Tyson Trucking and Churchill Trucking, by asking that they help us alleviate this potential traffic hazard by requesting that their operators access 35W by using the Highway 96 ramps and Highway 10 offof b5W This could be accomplished by a letter signed jointly Y County and the City which outlines the officials of Ramsey current problems, the t the situation cann fact that or will not be addressed by the County within the foreseeable themre sking through a�9nment of to dothe whatntheyection, and can to helpaus. We in a neighborlyway sful in our efforts if all three might not be succes organizations choose to ingnore our requests, however, we will have made an attempt to address the matter as best we can at this time. Your direction in this matter is requested. DFP/MJS e