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Community Development Department September 26, 1996 TO: Property Owners and Business Managers within or adjacent to Twin Lakes Parkway RE: Twin Lakes Parkway - Comprehensive Plan Amendment As the 210 acre Twin Lakes Business Park becomes more of a market driven reality with new buildings and roadways, the City ofRoseville has begun to reevaluate the original land use and road plans for the area completed in the mid 1980's. In the spring of 1996 the City hired a consulting engineering, BRW, to review the road alignments, storm water ponding, and land uses proposed in the 1988 original plan. The intent is to determine adequacy or needed revisions to serve the future needs of the area. A series of refinements to the plan are being considered that may impact property owners along the original proposed alignment for Twin Lakes Parkway. The most important change proposed is to find a more efficient way to connect Twin Lakes Parkway directly to the existing 35W ramp entrance at Cleveland Avenue. Originally the plan proposed moving the ramp approximately 750 feet north to connect to a new Parkway just south of the old Midwest Motor Freight site, now being redeveloped by Ryan Construction. It would have required relocation of a wetland, a new regional storm water pond, and total reconstruction of the 35W ramp. The cost estimate was approximately $5,000,000. The state and local agencies that regulate the water and wetlands as well as the Minnesota Department of Transportation will not support or fund such an improvement. The proposed alternative is to re-route Twin Lakes Parkway to the south and connect directly with the existing 35W ramp. The ramp would be improved on its existing location. If adopted, this plan would also require the city to buy additional land from property owners over the next five to 10 years for a staged redevelopment and construction of the Twin Lakes Parkway. See the attached drawings. The actual width and improvements within the Parkway right-of-way would also change to accommodate turn lanes, lighting, and pathways. In October, 1996, the city planning staff will prepare a proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendment which relocates portions of the western Twin Lakes Parkway in relation to the 35W Ramp at Cleveland. Some of the issues that will need to be addressed include: 1) the integration of the consultant engineering report on road alignment, road design, and ponding 1 {-' i \~- ~ F~\ rt r\ · \_C J 1__ I ~--'. fl$ '...., .. '~, '-) ~.f {~\; - ) .e ;>;