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_ February 24, 2003 _ _ RECEIVED FEB 2 6 2003 Mr. Peter Hellegers City of Arden Hills 1245 West Highway 96 Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS Dear Mr. HeDegers, This is in response to the recent Public Hearing Notice about the Guidant expansion. As a neighborhood resident, my mainconcem with the expansion is with regard to traffic flow. I have read the updates that have been sent previously. I believe they stated that traffic issues are a Ramsey County issue. For me, the traffic problems, both current and anticipated need to be resolved before any expansion to the Guidant campus proceeds. The additions would allow for parking spaces for nearly 7,500 people. I don't know how much more that is than their current capacity, but I expect it's a lot. There are already issues related to traffic flow during the morning and evening rush hours. Twice daily I go through the intersection of Hamline Avenue and County Road F. There have been accidents at this intersection and 'I'm sure a number of near misses. Because of the difficulty in getting out of the Guidant driveway onto Hamline Avenue, or onto Hamline Avenue from Countfy Road F, drivers become more aggressive, and it's , very difficult to be a driver heading through. I always move into an open lane to allow them to get out, or drive alertly so as to position my to anow them to safely get onto Hamline. The traffic concerns at that comer are a huge issue for neighborhood residents. I feel that this needs to be satisfactorily resolved before Guidant is allowed to proceed with their expansion. On the other hand, I am pleased for Guidanfs success and hope that their expansion plan does proceed. Growth like this is good for Arden Hills. We just need to take care to improve our infrastructure along with this plan. Sincerely, ~ Sandra Larson 4409 Arden view Court Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112