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~\-"",' .\. ,~,:\: ') fill 05 Cb"',<c' \ -----Original Message----- 'rom: Dick Lambert [mailto:rlambert@rclambert.com] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 11:53 AM To: Craig Klausing; Tom Kough; Amy Ihlan; Dean Maschka Cc: Neal Beets; Duane Schwartz Subject: South Owasso Blvd I understand that there is a proposal to put a curve in South Owasso Blvd, ostensibly to reduce traffic speeds, and that this feature of the project will cost an extra $300,000 to $600,000. I encourage you to vote against this expenditure for two very simple reasons: first, it won't deliver the speed reduction claimed; second, it's too expensive. From personal experience with the curve in Victoria near itrs intersection with West Owasso Blvd, a similar curve on South Owasso won't have any significant effect on speed. Most people don't slow down for the curve on Victoria or if they do it's only for two or three hundred feet. This year Roseville citizens were saddled with an average increase in city taxes of almost 20%. I for one want to see the council do what is necessary drop taxes next year to make up for some of the increase this year. Spending $300,000 to $600,000 for a curve in the road to appease a very small number of people who knew they were buying a ~ome on a fairly heavily traveled street is not reasonable. I am Asking you all to grab onto the city purse strings and pull hard to reduce our taxes by voting against this extravagant expenditure. I also understand that the speed limit on South Owasso used to be 40 mph and that it was reduced to 35 mph and then to 30 mph. I strongly object to this. People on or near heavily travelled South Owasso paid less for their homes because of the traffic. Since these homeowners have already been compensated for their less desirable location why should the city increase travel times for all citizens by reducing the speed limit? For this reason, I am asking that the speed limit on South Owasso be set back up to 40 mph. Dick Lambert 800 Brenner Avenue Roseville, MN 55113 (651) 483 -1492 (office) (651) 483 - 9871 (home)