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. . . identified. See Appendix D. The County is well versed in the concern for Blandings Turtles and has recently cooperated with the Department of Natural Resources to provide a barrier and one directional crossing feature dcsigned to help protect the Blandings population along the north end of Marsden Lakc. The County will be watchful in its design and construction practices to protect turtles and their habitat. 7.4 Right-of-Way and Relocation The proposcd project will result in land acquisition adjacent to Lexington Avenue. It is anticipated that right of way acquisition will be required on 34 parcels along the Lexington -- 34 temporary easements and 22 permanent highway easements. Two ofthc parcels are commercial sitcs. The remaining sites are residential. AuthOlity to expand an existing pond system will be needed from the City of Shoreview who has jurisdiction over and existing drainage and utility area south of Victoria Street along the east of Lexington A venue. All relocation and right-of-way acquisitions will be in accordance with applicable State of Minnesota statutes and regulations. 7.5 Prime Farmlands Prime famlland is one of several kinds of important fannlands meeting certain criteria making it well suited to the production offood, feed, forage, fiber and oilseed crops, as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Nahlfal Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). A rcview of the 1982 National Resource Inventory (NRl) map indicated the project is entirely within a delineated urban area, and therefore contains no prime fam1land. This site contains no unique farmland, nor other farmland. 7.6 Air Quality An Indirect Source Permit is not required from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency because average annual daily traffic (ADT) volumes will not increase by 10,000 or more vehicles pcr day within ten ycars after completion of the modification project. 7.7 Noise State Statutes exempt County State Aid Highways from State noisc standards. In response to financial limitations, Ramsey County will not fund noise wall construction on its County State Aid Highway (CSAH) System. The County will, however, work with conununities or groups to incorporate noise walls into construction plans when an outside funding source is available. Development along Lexington Avenue illustrates the underlying" premise exempting the CSAH system. Noise barriers are cffcctive only when constructed in continuous segments -- without breaks. Driveways and access points along this segment of Lexington A venue would preclude construction of noise walls with sufficient continuity to reach established effectiveness criteria. ,-, fjlif' r) '} it );,~ j.;;