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<br />. ~ <br />. """'~ -:J- CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br /> Maier Stewart & Associates Inc. <br /> June 20, 1990 <br /> Fi Ie No: 520-012-20 <br /> Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> City of Arden Hills <br /> 1450 W. Highway 96 <br /> Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br /> RE: 1990 TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS <br /> Dear Counci 1 Members: <br /> On Tuesday, June 5, John Buckley and I met with three representatives of the <br /> neighborhood surrounding the proposed 1990 trail improvements. These <br /> proposed improvements are on the City property which follows the power line <br /> between Stowe Ave~ue and County Road [ east of New Brighton Road. <br />. ,"Iany items were discussed, including the following: <br /> 1. New Brighton Road Alignment <br /> This idea would be very difficult to implement since the current right- <br /> of-way is only 66 feet wide. In order to construct a trai 1 and sti 11 <br /> leave room for a future road improvement, an additional 5-10 feet of <br /> right-of-way would need to be acquired. The cost of this would be much <br /> more than the construction cost. <br /> Also, with the amount and speed of traffic on New Brighton Road this <br /> al ignment does not afford the safety of the proposed al ignment. <br /> 2. Narrowing of the Trail Width <br /> Narrowing of the trail to a 6 foot width was discussed but was not <br /> received favorably by the three neighborhood representatives. They <br /> proposed an unreasonably narrow width, such as two feet. Six feet <br /> would cause some problems for two way traffic and anything narrower <br /> would be very difficult to maintai~ with normal equipment. <br /> 3. Motorized Vehicles <br /> The neighborhood representatives expressed a concern about motorized <br /> vehicles using the improved trai 1. An attempt could be made to <br />. eliminate this by the placement of posts at each end and possibly some <br /> signage. Beyond that, the problem will be one of enforcement. <br /> 1959 SLOAN PLAce, 5T, PAUL, MINNESOTA 55117 612-774.6021 Equal Opportunity Employer <br />