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<br />nity for something as basic and practical as sidewalks. (Rejecting <br />the federal grant will not lower federal taxes; the money will simply <br />go to another community whose pathway project did not score as <br />high as Roseville's.) <br /> <br />II. The Reasons for Reconstructing County B-2 <br />from Hamline to Rice Street <br /> <br />4. B-2 is in bad condition. It has extensive cracking, ratty edges, and <br />numerous ill-fitting patches. Its problems are not just cosmetic; they <br />are structural. The drainage from B-2 is especially bad. <br /> <br />5. B-2 has never been reconstructed. B-2 has been patched for dec- <br />ades. It has never been regraded. It has never had a new pavement <br />foundation bed laid. Drainage has been addressed only on a piece- <br />meal, ad hoc basis. B-2 is essentially a deteriorating rural road seg- <br />ment in a first-ring metropolitan suburb. <br /> <br />6. The County has no maintenance or reconstruction plans for B-2 <br />from Lexington to Rice Street. It is not in their 5-year plan. <br /> <br />7. Almost all City streets have been reconstructed to create the right <br />street elevation relative to the neighboring homes, the right foun- <br />dation bed, a much better pavement surface, and the right kind of <br />drainage. Many years ago, the City Council decided the safety, ap- <br />pearance, and functionality of City streets was an important enough <br />City priority to order the reconstruction of all City streets. That <br />street reconstruction program is almost complete. I believe most <br />people rate Roseville's street reconstruction program a tremendous <br />success, something that separates us in a positive way from most <br />Metro suburbs, and an important part of what makes Roseville a <br />great place to live. <br /> <br />3 <br />