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The actual design of the right-of-way, road widths, and pathways would also be revised. . Because the Twin Lakes plan was adopted as part of the 1994 Comprehensive Plan, a plan amendment is necessary to change the proposed location of Twin Lakes Parkway. Development Summary: In the mid 1980's, the City hired consulting firms of Dahlgren, Shard low and Uban and Barton Aschmann to study and make recommendations concerning the future land use and roadway locations within the Twin Lakes Business Park area. This area is approximately 280 acres, which is bounded by Cleveland Avenue on the west, Snelling Avenue on the east, County Road C-2 on the north, and County Road C on the south. The study was in response to the deregulation of the trucking industry and the potential impact it had on the trucking related industry that was present in the Twin Lakes Business Park area. It was anticipated that the properties would come up for redevelopment over a 20 year time frame (1985-2005). The intent of the plan was to provide the framework for a well planned industrial business park which would provide a good return to property owners as they make the decision to sell and redevelop their properties as well as to maximize the tax base for the City. The study also looked at how to best minimize and any adverse effects the proposed new, more intense development would have on the existing community. As part of that study, Barton Aschmann looked at the transportation issues. Their study showed that new roadways would be necessary to enhance the value and the future development potential of sites within the area, as well as provide a relief to congestion on County Road C. The study recommended the construction of several new north/south streets to provide access to future development sites, including Mount Ridge Road and Arthur Street. A major finding of the study was the need for a new east/west street to be named "Twin Lakes Parkway" to provide an alternative to County Road C and County Road C2. The proposed new road was to provide direct connection to 35W on the west and Snelling Avenue on the east. The proposed alignment of this roadway would follow the existing alignment of Terrace Drive, between Snelling Avenue and Fairview Avenue. The portion between Fairview Avenue and Cleveland Avenue would be new roadway which would curve south from the Fairview/Terrace Drive intersection, south of Langton Lake and connect to Cleveland Avenue, through the existing lona Lane right-of-way, just to the south of the former Midwest Motor Express site. The plan also anticipated that the 35W interchange at County Road C would be relocated to line up with the new Twin Lakes Parkway. A full intersection at Snelling Avenue on the east end was also called for in the plan. It has been almost 10 years since much of the study work was completed. The 2