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Ramsey County belie\es that Falf\le\\ ma\ :leeJ [" l~c' \\ IJc'nc'J In the distant tuture bur has no idea \I,'hen :\.pparent!\ am planning \\ l)ulJ be se\ era! \ears awa\ \\ Ith construction several years after that Homes bordering Falf\ie\\ wil] be further Impacted by any significant increased traftic and an\ hlture roadwav widening Those homeowners need to be treated fairly \,'hat mitigation or aJternatl\es are possible and is it possIble for the County or City to plan for this1 It IS expected to be dIscussed further Oakcrest and Rose Place Traffic Traffic counts are not known Speeding by neighbors and otht:rs is a concern and occurs because the hills and straight roadway make is easy to go fast The concept of traffic calming changes have been discussed as a way to cause drivers to naturaJly reduce speeds Further discussion is anticipated 3) RECOMME~DA T:O~S O~ LA~D l'SE ZO'lS Charge Should there be a chwge in land use zones in or near the neighborhood. and. If so. why and to what other uses1 Rehbein/Matheson property at the southeast corner of County Road Ole and Fairview The city has recently purchased this property from Fairview up to and including the cold storage building The owner had the property for sale and there apparently was interest in developing it as commercial with Fairview Avenue frontage The city was proposing to purchase it for seasonal storage and passive public uses and was considering improvements The task force agreed with city plans and that it should be purchased so it could not be developed Entire Neighborhood The possibility of future commercia!ibusiness development of the entire neighborhood has always been rumored and pondered by the neighborhood It has been reinforced by the previous sale and redevelopment of two portions of this residential neighborhood into the existing southern retail centers However, it appears that an approximate cost of$20 million to purchase the remaining 1 76 homes (43 acres) and the 3 businesses on these 71 acres is likely too much to make commercial redevelopment economically feasible The limited traffic access on Snelling and Fairview may well be a negative for any redevelopment, Losing the adjoining neighbors and being surrounded by current and redeveloping business fosters the concern about how the remaining neighborhood can continue to remain viable and maintain property values To date the neighborhood infrastructure and moderate value homes have been well maintained and the number of homes sold per year has been average If not redeveloped in total, which most may not want, a clear direction to resolve neighborhood problems and mitigate impacts is needed 24