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It cmiliot be stressed too strongly that the real problell1 will becoll1e the increased pressure on the far 1110re dangerous Cleveland Avenue and County Road B intersection, especially as the other end vvill close before the needed reconfiguration will COll1111ence. The sight-lines have to be realigned, flashing signals have to be installed, a turn-signal has to be added. .. Can vve depend 011 the City of Roseville to prevail on the appropriate agencies to rnake sure that this vvork is done expeditiously? Not to n1ention the pron1isecl repaving of County B, which 1110st likely will prove to be pie-in-the-sky. One wonders if the citizens who con1plained that their quiet street had beconle "too busy" in the years they lived on it, think that a "county" road is the sanle as a "country" road. The 111an who was "Shocked! SHOCIZED!" at the an10unt of traffic, n1ust have turned a blind eye to his surroundings while he filled the shoulders of County B on both sides for a span of J\lIONTHS (not to n1ention the shoulders of the narrow side street as vvell) with a giant dun1pster, truckloads of construction 111aterial, and vehicles of contractors of all sorts, \vhile the btlilding of his new house on a corner lot dragged on and on. And now he expects a private street, and to treat hin1self to the increase in property values that \vould COIne from living in a cul-de-sac, thus continuing to inconvenience those of his neighbors \vho depended on the B/280 access for work and for other necessary purposes. If you \vant n10re privacy, you just don't build or buy on a large thoroughfare. lYfost curious of all, the n1an who quit his job vvhen his son vvas born so that he could stay hOIne and raise hirn. The fellow con1plains that his son has to cross the "dangerous" street and wait on the "dangerous" unpaved shoulder for the school bus in the dark, on winter days. Yet, it \vas not so dangerous that the fello\v would feel the in1pulse to go out \vith his son and wait vvith hinl. He also clailns to watch by the windo\v to count the cars that "do not belong in the neighborhood", as though a county road should be private. Ho\v does he detern1ine vvho "belongs"? Does he \-vait to see if they nlake a turn into nlY street, all the vvay at the other end? Does he look at skin color, or license plates, to detern1ine who "belongs"? Does he really think cul-de-sacs are a protection against theft and burglary? Vie used to live in the cul-de-sac on Eldridge, and robbery was rife. The thieves sinlply parked on Skilln1an and cut between houses on the silent street. The Council n1en1bers \vho clain1ed to be voting "for the future" by giving this fortunate child a quiet street to play on, will have to explain to the sanle boy, ten years fronl novv, vvhy Band 280 should not be opened to traffic, because he no\v realizes that in bad \veather this would be the safest way to get into Miluleapolis, especially for a ne\v driver. To judge by the comrnents of Mr. K.lausing, there was no point in contravening the wishes of Ivrn/DOT, because Mn/DOT never loses an appeal. One \vould hope that one elects persons, not rubber stan1ps. Council protestations to the contrary, it was indeed a "done deal". In the end, the investlnent of tirne and effort on the part of citizens vv'ho attended the three "hearings" was wasted -- except that we all had a good opportunity to see hovv 111eetings are conducted. It is inforn1ation 110t soon forgotten. Sincerely yours, ~ ~VL~~ (J -~) \( cvvvLe~~40-. /<... ~~- \ ... { '''-.. ~