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Pat Trudgeon From: noreply@civicplus.com Sent: Monday, December 08, 2014 1:51 PM To: *RVCouncil; Kari Collins; Pat Trudgeon Subject: Online Form Submittal: Contact City Council The following form was submitted via your website: Contact City Council Subject:Twin Lakes Parkway Design Name:: David Miliotis Address:: 1128 County Road C2 City:: Roseville State: : MN Zip:: 55113 How would you prefer to be contacted? Remember to fill in the corresponding contact information.: Email Email Address:: djmiliotis@msn.com Phone Number:: 651-261-8884 Please Share Your Comment, Question or Concern: Dear Mayor Roe and Councilmembers, My name is Dave Miliotis. I've been a homeowner at 1128 County Road C2 in Roseville for the last 15 years. I'm writing to you to request that the Council delay any further discussion on the Twin Lakes Phase 3 Parkway Extension project for the following reasons: 1. Lack of Recent Planning—the original Master Plan for the Twin Lakes area,the Twin Lakes Business Park AUAR, was originally adopted in 2001 as part of the City's Comprehensive Plan.The developments, assumptions, and projections associated with this project are now 15 years old, and the changes in and around the surrounding area are vastly different than what was assumed at the time. 2. Economic Costs—There is no clear plan to finance this project.Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is not free. Assessing"benefiting properties" places an unfair burden on property owners,finding additional TIF funds or general funds to finance this project is shortsighted,takes dollars away from other city needs, and needs further discussion. 3. Impact to Neighborhoods—By far, what I am most concerned about is the impact to neighborhoods in and around County Road C2 which are projected to the bear the brunt of increased traffic from this project if it connects, even indirectly, with County Road C2. I was the co-leader of the Save C2 neighborhood association which staunchly opposed the opening of C2 between Lexington and Hamline in 2012, and I am just as opposed to creating a potentially increased traffic burden on this road. Since the opening of C2, I continuously observe vehicles traveling well above the posted speed limits. I have been narrowly missed by inattentive motorists when retrieving mail from my mailbox. I routinely clean up roadside trash from my front lawn discarded from passing vehicles. I have watched drivers take risks attempting to cross or turn north onto Lexington Ave. In short, since the opening of C2, there has been a significant 1 1.1111.11111.1.1.1111111111111111111111111