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Attachment D
<br />Cars, already go far too fast for a residential neighborhood. During morning and evening rush
<br />hours,, it's, becoming increasingly more difficult to get in and out of our driveway.
<br />Likewise, cars, rarely stop at the pedestrian walkway between los,ephine and Hamline leading to
<br />the tennis, courts, and baseball fields, at Autumn Grove Park, and they are even les,s, likely to
<br />stop when any one is crossing the pedestrian walkway on los,ephine Rd to enter Cottontail
<br />Park. If the development plans, go through as proposed, the primary acces,s, to the development
<br />will be via los,ephine Rd., and the congestion and danger would substantially increas,e.
<br />We, therefore, feel compelled to write you and ask that you please make the proposal to build
<br />the los,ephine Woods, Development CONTINGENT on opening, Cty C2. This is a reasonable request,
<br />as it would help share the increased traffic burden that the new development will generate
<br />vs ,. having los,ephine Rd bear the burden of all traffic coming from the West (i.e., from
<br />Hamline Ave.) in addition to a large percentage of traffic from the East (i.e., from
<br />Lexington Ave.). Also, please note that., in contrast to the homes, on los,ephine Rd., the
<br />majority of homes, along, the stretch of Cty C2 between Hamline and Lexington are not front
<br />facing, to Cty C2. They face streets, off of Cty C2 and would be les,s, impacted by any
<br />increased traffic flow than would the homes, on los,ephine Rd., which are all front-facing.
<br />Finally, by passing on the opportunity to open County C2 now—and potentially building in a
<br />manner that could prohibit it from ever being opened—s,eems, completely at odds, with your
<br />stated goal in section 5.1, of the proposal requiring "that adequate streets, and other public
<br />infrastructure are in place or identified and constructed'-. If your committee's, estimate that
<br />los,ephine Rd will need to support 6.,500 cars, per day by 2030 is true, this s,eems, like far
<br />too many for one residential street. We should be planning ahead now so that we do have the
<br />adequate infrastructure in place, and the logical solution would be to open Cty C2.
<br />Thank you in advance for your consideration of our request. We will be following up with you
<br />via phone to learn more about where you stand on this issue,, and we will likely attend an
<br />upcoming City Council Meeting.
<br />Sincerely,
<br />In M 01
<br />1,245 los,ephine Rd.
<br />Ros,eville., MN 551,1,3
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