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Anoka CSAH 14 (I-35W to I-35E) Study February 19, 2004 Public Information Meeting Wargo Nature Center Meeting Summary and Summary of Public Comments Received through March 19,2004 (prepared by: Michael A. Wozniak, AICP - Senior Planner, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.) The first of three public information meetings to be held as part of Phase One of the Anoka CSAH 14 (I-35W to 1-35E) Study was held on February 19,2004 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Wargo Nature Center in Lino Lakes. The meeting was organized in an Open House format with a variety presentation boards displayed identifYing corridor planning issues, specific transportation analysis issues and a variety of preliminary transportation system improvements. Anoka County, Lino Lakes, Centerville and SRF Consulting Staff were present to help answer questions and listen to comments from those in attendance at the meeting. . 119 people placed their names on the sign-in sheet for the meeting; and . It is estimated that total attendance was at least 150: and · Those attending the public information meeting included area residents, business owners, lOcal government officials, agency officials, and other interested parties; and . A breakdown of those who signed-in at the meeting includes the following number of mailing addresses by community: Centerville (62), Lino Lakes (20), Hugo (9), Forest Lake (4), and other or no address (24). As part of the effort to inform area residents, business owners, and other interested parties over 1700 copies of a newsletter were mailed out a week prior to the meeting. The newsletter included information about the study including the day, time and location of the public information meeting. Also mailed out with the newsletter was a "comment" form set up as a three fold mailer with the return address being the Anoka County Highway Department. At the meeting a handout was provide explaining the purpose of the meeting and identifying next step in the study process. Additional copies of the comment form were available at the meeting. As of February 27,2004,54 Comments Forms or letters have been submitted (32 by mail, 15 at the meeting). In addition, four e-mail comments/questions have been received and 7 more comment/questions received through phone calls handled by Anoka County Staff have been documented.