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<br /> <br />January 5, 2006 <br /> <br />Ms. Debra Bloom <br />City Engineer <br />City of Roseville <br />2660 Civic Center Drive <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br /> <br />Dear Ms. Bloom: <br /> <br />Please share this letter with the Roseville City Council at the upcoming hearing on Monday, January 9th. <br />Unfortunately I will be traveling on business, so I can't share my thoughts in person. <br /> <br />I would like to express my enthusiastic support for the plan you are proposing for replacing the road and <br />installing curb and gutter and sidewalk along Roselawn Avenue between Snelling and Hamline. We all <br />know the road is in terrible shape. I think everyone is in agreelnent that the road needs to be redone and <br />to do it properly curb and gutter is a necessary part of the project. I guess the only somewhat <br />controversial part of the plan is the sidewalk. I believe the sidewalk is also necessary. I have lived on the <br />street for fifteen years and I would have liked to seen a sidewalk fifteen years ago. It is very dangerous <br />walking along Roselawn and many of the vehicles ignore the speed limit. I have two children that walk <br />about a half a block along Roselawn every day to catch the bus to go to school and I worry every day that <br />they may be hit by a car. We also walk our dog everyday and exit off of Roselawn as quickly as we can <br />onto the side streets into Falcon Heights. I also run along Roselawn to connect to the path on the other <br />side of Snelling and have to be very careful of cars and make sure I run during daylight hours. These <br />problems are even worse in the wintertime when there is no shoulder to walk on due to snow and the <br />daylight hours are shorter. Frankly, I'm surprised we haven't had people hit by cars along Roselawn. <br /> <br />I would also like to express my thanks to the you and the rest of the crew at Roseville and Falcon Heights <br />for very carefully devising this plan and taking extra measures to listen to the people that live on the road <br />and try to take into consideration their thoughts and desires. I have been very impressed with the process. <br /> <br />I'm looking forward to seeing the crews break ground next Spring. I hope the City Council understands <br />the necessity of implementing your plan. <br /> <br />sillcJely, <br /> <br />Vi~ lr-~ <br /> <br />Randy L. Hines <br />1439 Roselawn Ave. W. <br />Roseville, MN. 55113 <br />