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<br />INGERSON PROJECT REVIEW GROUP RECOMMENDA TlONS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />APPENDIX A - BACKGROUND <br /> <br />In 1999, at the request of the Arden Hill's City Council, BRW, the City's outside engineering <br />consulting firm, developed a PMP neighborhood priority plan.72 The Ingerson neighborhood <br />was slated as the first neighborhood that fell under the City's PMP. <br /> <br />On November 30, 1999, the City of Arden Hills, through its consultant Greg Brown, BRW <br />Engineering, presented a feasibility study to the residents that reside on Ingerson Road, Ingerson <br />Court, Fernwood Road, Fernwood Court, Hamline Avenue, Carlton Drive, Canon Avenue, and <br />Tiller Lane (collectively referred to as the Ingerson Project area). The feasibility report included, <br />but was not limited to, the following designs: <br /> <br />. Widening of streets from their existing widths (24' -28') to 32'; <br />. Possible removal of trees, shrubs and other plant life to accommodate a 32' road; <br />. Curb and gutters along all roads; <br />. InstaJlation of storm sewer piping; <br />. Reconstnrction ofthe ditch that flows into Lake Josephine (whieh flows through land <br />privately owned by a resident and by the Lake Josephine Association); <br />. Closure of Hamline Avenue north ofTngerson Road; and <br />. Installation of two (2) holding ponds in the land situated between Hamline and <br />Snelling Avenue. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />On January 10,2000, the City of Arden Hills held a public hearing to discuss the Ingerson <br />Project. At the January 10, 2000 public meeting, numerous residents of the Ingerson Project area <br />vigorously and voeally advised the Council that they were opposed to the BR W feasibility plans <br />as designed. (See January 10,2000 meeting minutes for summaries ofresident comments.) <br /> <br />At the February 14,2000 Council meeting, the Council decided to temporarily table the Ingerson <br />Project as designed and formed a Review Group to review the Ingerson Project and make <br />recommendations to the Couneil. The Review Group consisted of the following individuals: <br /> <br />Linda Swanson, Resident and Chairperson* <br />Steve Baker, Member of the Arden Hills' Planning Committee' <br />Greg Brown, BRW engineer <br />Teresa Cain, Resident representative' <br />Dave Grant, Arden Hills Council Member <br />Dick Hanson, Resident' <br />Gregg Larson, Arden Hills Council Member <br />Terry Nygaard, Member of the Arden Hills' Operations and Finance Committee' <br />Christine Peterson, Resident' <br />Yvonne Wilken, Resident' <br />*V oting Member <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />72 "Commercial" roadways were not incorporated into this plan. <br /> <br />32 <br /> <br />August 17, 2000 <br />