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June 28, 2006 Mr. Douglas W. Fischer, P.E. County Engineer Anoka County Highway Department 1440 Bunker Lake Boulevard Andover, Minnesota 55304 SUBJECT: CSAH 14/54 Alternatives Study Hardwood Creek Transportation Improvements Lino Lakes, Minnesota Dear Mr. Fischer: As you are aware, the City of Lino Lakes is currently working with Hardwood Creek, LLC to master plan a 360 acre tract ofland lying northwest of the I-35E/CSAH 14 interchange. The site is guided for mixed use development comprised of approximately 1,150 residential units and 500,000 sq. ft. of commercial development. Over the past four years the City of Lino Lakes, City of Centerville, and Anoka County have expended a significant amount of time and financial resources to evaluate long term transportation improvements to service this growing area. The CSAH 14 Alternative Analysis Report, completed in July of 2004, and the I-35E Corridor AUAR, completed in October of 2005, both identified the need for a significant investment in transportation improvements. More significantly, transportation forecasts in both studies identified the increasing importance of CSAH 54 as a primary thoroughfare within the corridor. Both studies also placed a high degree of importance on access management to insure and improve mobility and safety on roadways serving the area. In light of these studies the City was supportive of the access modifications proposed as part of the CSAH 14 project, specifically with regards to 21 st Avenue. The City has also taken steps to incorporate Anoka County's Access Spacing Guidelines as part of the mitigation plan included in the City's I-35E Corridor AUAR. These studies have provided the primary guidance in our design and review of the Hardwood Creek Development project. sg 600 Town Center Parkway, Uno Lakes, Minnesota 55014-1182 Phone: 651-982-2400 · Fax: 651-982-2499