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HomeMy WebLinkAboutgr00090_000044_pg114PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA A regular meeting of the Mounds View City Council was called to order by Mayor Pickar at 7:30 PM on June 13, 1977 at the Mounds View City Hall, 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, Minnesota 55112. Members Present: Also Present: Mayor Pickar Clerk - Administrator Achen Councilmember Rowley Attorney Meyers Councilmember Ziebarth Engineer Hubbard Councilmember Hodges Mayor Pickar mentioned that Councilmember Baumgartner was absent on vacation. MSP (Hodges - Ziebarth) to approve the minutes of the May 23, 1977 regular meeting. 4 ayes CITIZEN COMMENTS AND REQUESTS Rachel Bardwell, 2932 County Road J, presented a letter she had received from the Minnesota Department of Transportation in reply to her request for cutting off the new TH 10 access between.35W and County Road J. Mrs. Bardwell reported that she had spoken to the Governor concerning the heavy traffic on County Road J, and that he was not aware of the situation and would be getting back to her on it. Mn /DOT told Mrs. Bardwell the new TH 10 spur is a state aid route in Ramsey County and Anoka County, as well as a federal aid urban route on the federal system. Both of the county boards would have to concur in closing the access, as well as the affected cities, which are Blaine, Spring Lake Park and Mounds View. Mrs. Bardwell made requests to the councils of Blaine and Spring Lake Park, but neither took action. Spring Lake Park is waiting to see what action Mounds View and Blaine take before acting on the request, Jackie Willprecht, 8398 Groveland Road, expressed concern over the heavy traffic on County Road J, stating it had taken her 10 minutes to get onto J that evening. Dell Ford, 8378 Groveland,also expressed concern 'over the heavy traffic and won- dered how long the road would hold up. Mayor Pickar expressed his concern over the heavy traffic flow on County Road J but questioned where the traffic would go if it were kept off J. He felt that it would just filter down through the residential streets, and therefore just move the problem from one street to another. Councilmember Rowley stated that she would be comfortable with stop signs on J