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<br />~., <br /> <br />F~ t,~. i~.,: <br />U ~-~~ <br /> <br />7 January 2000 <br /> <br />R~,-. <br />..iCu <br /> <br /> <br />D <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Joe Lynch <br />City Administrator <br />City of Arden Hills <br />4364 West Round Lake Road <br />Arden Hills, MN 55 112 <br /> <br />I,,:.' 10 2'i'icu <br />.)'~il\l _Uu <br /> <br />C'TY OF }\"'I',,,,,,I I'w LS <br />I ..11.-'._.." ".... <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Lynch, <br /> <br />This letter addresses the proposed street renewal "improvements" for the Ingerson <br />RoadIFernwood Street/Carlton DrivelHamlin Avenue area of Arden Hills. <br /> <br />My address is 3251 Femwood Street. My home is at the south end of the cul-de-sac off Ingerson <br />Road. My lot, # 12, Block 4, Josephine Hills Addition, has a frontage of56.7 feet (actually less <br />as the lot line is about 24 feet back from the edge ofthe pavement). On the east is a vacant lot, <br />with a frontage of 48.3 ft, and then another house, both owned by Gerald Ouiment. Next to <br />Ouiment, continuing north to Ingerson, is the property owned by Maryann Frey. West of my lot <br />is property owned by the Lake Josephine Neighborhood Organization (frontage approximately <br />55 feet) and then city property to Ingerson (frontage on Femwood about 197 feet). Five or six <br />years ago, the cul-de-sac was regraded, widened and resurfaced resulting in a smooth functioning <br />street with efficient drainage. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />My questions are: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />I. Why must this street be renewed? <br />As stated above, the street functions well and is in excellent condition, why must it be <br />renewed? <br />2. Why must streets have curbs? <br />Why are curbs necessary? Many of us prefer the "country look" of our curbless streets <br />as established in Arden Hills. Further, curbs would hinder rather than assist snow <br />removal in our cul-de-sac. Where will the snow be pushed if a curb is there? Currently, <br />snow plows push the snow over onto my yard and the two adjacent empty lots. Curbs <br />would prevent this. And if the process continues, how long would these curbs last, or <br />would the snow plows last? Easier maintenance and a prevention of edge deterioration? <br />Come now, highways do not have curbs and they withstand far more and heavier traffic <br />than our small cul-de-sac with only two houses. So, why must we have curbs? <br />3. Why must streets be widened? <br />Our neighborhood usually has only local traffic, with the possible exception ofIngerson <br />Road. Ingerson Road is a residential street, but unfortunately it is a tempting shortcut <br />between Snelling and Lexington Avenues. To widen even Ingerson Road would make it <br />a more dangerous street than it is now. Let the roads in our neighborhood be as they are, <br />don't compound and support unfavorable conditions. <br />4. Why must I, as listed in tbe estimated amount (line # 343023410023), be responsible for <br />155.2 feet offrontage and pay $6.984.00? <br />-Is it the intention of whomever devised this list of costs that I must pay for frontages that <br />I do not own? Cannot the city of Arden Hills pay for their own frontages? And, what <br />