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/ ) CONSULTING ENGINEERS Maier Stewart & Associates Inc. June 20, 1990 File No: 520-012-20 Honorable Mayor and City Council City of Arden Hills 1450 W. Highway 96 Arden Hills, MN 55112 RE: 1990 TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS Dear Council Members: On Tuesday, June 5, John Buckley and I met with three representatives of the neighborhood surrounding the proposed 1990 trail improvements. These proposed improvements are on the City property which follows the power line between Stowe Avenue and County Road E east of New Brighton Road. Many items were discussed, including the following: • 1. New Brighton Road Alignment This idea would be very difficult to implement since the current right- of-way is only 66 feet wide. In order to construct a trail and still leave room for a future road improvement, an additional 5-10 feet of right-of-way would need to be acquired. The cost of this would be much more than the construction cost. Also, with the amount and speed of traffic on New Brighton Road this alignment does not afford the safety of the proposed alignment. 2. Narrowing of the Trail Width Narrowing of the trail to a 6 foot width was discussed but was not received favorably by the three neighborhood representatives. They proposed an unreasonably narrow width, such as two feet. Six feet would cause some problems for two way traffic and anything narrower would be very difficult to maintain with normal equipment. 3. Motorized Vehicles The neighborhood representatives expressed a concern about motorized vehicles using the improved trail . An attempt could be made to eliminate this by the placement of posts at each end and possibly some signage. Beyond that, the problem will be one of enforcement. • 1959 SLOAN PLACE, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55117 612-774-6021 Equal Opportunity Employer