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/ ,'''~ (. .'j IWYAL etIKS REALlY, INC. March 7, 1997 , James March City ,Ad1nini$l.tor , 1880 Main Street" Centervine, MN 55038 RE: Lake1and Hills Dear Mr. March, Mayor Wilharber. and City Council Members Powers- RasmU$Sen, Brenner, Buckbee and Helmbrecht: : ' , " , , As we proceed into the final design phase of, Lake1and Hills;' it is important for our Company to realize the financial commitments to the project. Our Company has agreed to contribute dollars towards the City project to loop the water main north along Centerville Road and Peltier Lake Driye to Mill Road. These dollars are to lower the cost of the public improvement in lieu of our cost to loop the water main easterly across Clearwater Creek to Clear Ridge Street. Your consulting engineer has estimated the cost to construct a water pipe across the creek and to purchase the necessary utility easement to be between $31,400 and $38,000 dollars. The estimate did not ii1cIUde any cost for administration, 1egal or enginoering design ~ At this time, RoyaI , Oaks Realty is willing to contnbute an amount ot1S0,oOo.OOlowards the' future water main loop. This dollar amount is ritore what is needed at this time for our completion .of a creek crossing project.. We also request the issue of sidewalks to be resolved: It is our opiniontlult sidewalks are no~ needed in Lakeland Hills. People do not want the , maintenance responsibility that comes with having a sidewalk in front of their home. 'The streets in:Lake1and Hills'~-local, res~ streets that will carry less than 500 average daily trips per. day. The traffic does not wairant sidewalks. The' City ordiuances d9 not require: sidewalks. No other local residential streets have . sidewalks, including the neighborhood immediately to the north. R-oyal Oaks Realty is requesting the City Council to uniformly apply the ordinance on sidewalks to LakeJ.an,d Hills. 4196 Lexington Avenue · Shoreview, Minnesota 55126 · ~ 483-5518 · Fax (612) 483-5642