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Quit a few neighborhood l10mt'~ .Ire umkr~rt){1ti 1\' h.J\c' \'\.'~'.I~IL)I1.!I ~I"l'LJnJ\\;jtt'r f'I\)hknl' in basements that often seem unrelall'd It) Iht' hl1u:>t' t'Jt'\ ,j{Jt'n .-\11 ul1kr1l1\\ n nUr1lbt'f ()r" homes do not have sump pumps and dram rile The qut'Stlt111 \\as asked Ifal1.\1hlng ~()uld be done for a neighborhood \\ ide SC1/ullt1n tL1 rhe \\ aler problems Consultant city review and Task Fora /..1ll1\dt'dgt' ~L1l1tirm thalll1uch l1frhls nall\~ lanJ area was wet Wet areas were tilled \\ ith different types of sods to allow constnl\.'lIon of neighborhood housing in 1956-1957 Clay soils can trap \...ater and cause unpredictable and house-specific water problems If a house has a water problem it is difficult to determine why and appears best resolved by each homeowner :\ neighborhood drain tile system to lower the water table would be expensive. not a benet:t to all homes and like/:. not effective for some homes that need it Further evaluation IS not currentl~' planned Hours of Operation This neighborhood concern relates to both rraffic and noise This has been brieth discussed for existing businesses and the prop0sed \"alional Tire \\'arehouse Noise Restrictions The neighborhood is concerned with the current noise level. and potential tuture increased traffic and noise. Spot noise level readings taken in the neighborhood were not uncommonly high, except they \\'ere detinitely higher by Snelling and Fairview Avenues Traffic in General' Traffic concerns involve several factors The biggest concern is believed to be safe access because of the high and increasing levels 0ftraffic on the Snelling and Fairview intersections of which all three have other features which make them less safe Of all the options discussed the only one that seems a significant improvement is adding a stoplight on Fairview in the future. However. a 4-way intersection at Oakcrest or Rose Place is problematic and in between would require removing homes There is no solution without significant problems. Further ~.:!cussion is planned Snellina Traffic. Snelling is a MoDOT highway with an average daily traffic count in year 1990 = 35.000 and projected in year 2010 = 45.000. There are fewer accidents than average at the Oakcrest intersection and MnDOT plans to keep the existing limited access intersection for the foreseeable future MnDOT will not allow any changes Fairview Trafik. Fairvicw is a Ramsey County Road with an average daily traffic count in year 1990 := 15,000 and projected in year 20 I 0 = 17,000 Possible small changes for safer access were discussed with Ramsey County. Ramsey"County belie';es an evaluation will support adding a future traffic light and believes it can best be justified with a 4-way intersection which may require roadway realignment in the neighborhood They are doing a traffic study and looking at options which should be done this year .,.., _.J