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� <br />EN HILLS <br />April 25, 2011 <br />Governor Mark Dayton <br />Office of the Governor <br />130 �tate Capitoi <br />75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. B�vd. <br />St. Paut, MN 55155 <br />RE: House File 118 for the itt�pro�ement of Interstate 694 <br />Dear Govennor Dayton: <br />State Representative Scalze has intraciuced House �'ile 118 which appropriates State bond proceeds t'or <br />irrtprovements to I-694 fncluding the reconstruction of the Rice Street interchange and the addition of a <br />third lane between the "unweave the weave" project and Lexing#on Avenue. Traffic backups due to <br />inadequate infrastructure at Rice Street just west of the "unweave the weave" improvement frequently <br />cause significant delays. <br />The City of Arden Hills is home to many large emptoyers including Boston Scientific, Land O'Lakes, <br />Fair Isaac and Smith Medical. Tagether t�ese businesses ernploy over 4,000 people in Arden HiIts. Total <br />empioyment in Arden Hills was 12,979 in 2449 according to DEED. Nearly all of the City's employers <br />are located within one mile of the I-694 corridor and many err�ployees rely on I-b94 for their dai�y <br />commute. <br />The City supports State bonding to increase capacity along I-694 and to create an e�vironment conducive <br />to business expansion in Arden HiIls and �the north Metro, <br />Sincerely, <br />David Grant <br />Mayor, Arden Hills <br />Cc: Repr�sentative Bev Scalze <br />Representative Linda Runbeck <br />Representative Ka�e Knuth <br />Senator Barbara Goodwin <br />Arden Hil(s City Council az�d Administrator <br />Thomas Sorel, Minnesota Commissioner of Transportation <br />Jim Tolaas, Ramsey County Director of Public Works <br />City of Arden Hills <br />�245 West Highway 96 • Arden Hills Minnesota 55112 <br />Phone 65 i.634.5120 • Fax 651.6345137 <br />www.ci. arden-hills.mn, us <br />