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Quit a few neighborhood homes are understood to have occasional groundwater problems in basements that often seem unrelated to the house elevation, An unknown number of homes do not have sump pumps and drain tile, The question was asked if anything could be done for a neighborhood wide solution to the water problems. Consultant/city review and Task Force knowledge confirm that much of this native land area was wet. Wet areas were filled with different types of soils to allow construction of neighborhood housing in 1956-1957. Clay soils can trap water 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, A neighborhood drain tile system to lower the water table would be expensive, not a benefit to all homes and likely not effective for some homes that need it. Further evaluation is not currently planned. Hours of Operation' This neighborhood concern relates to both traffic and noise, This has been briefly discussed for existing businesses and the proposed National Tire Warehouse, Noise Restrictions: The neighborhood is concerned with the current noise level, and potential future increased traffic and noise, Spot noise level readings taken in the neighborhood were not uncommonly high, except they were definitely 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 of traffic 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 discussion is planned. Snelling Traffic: Snelling is a MnDOT 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 Traffic' Fairview is a Ramsey County Road with an average daily traffic count in year 1990 = 15,000 and projected in year 2010 = 17,000, Possible small changes for safer access were discussed with Ramsey County, Ramsey County believes 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.