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!� _ �� � � AUG �g �9�7 OFFICE of VIIIAGE ��ER� Ros�ville, Minnesota iho vi.11age Council of RoseTille Yi1laEte Nall 270I horth I,ex'inp,ton Avenne St. Pinl, H�innesAta 55113 (�entlenen s 25i,i Nflrth Pascal 11Ysr�,ta St. Panl, Minneso�a 5�113 �►ugu�t 2tt, 1967 Re t l�pi�lication for rezoning irorn R_1 to R-3 of the Huiras - Alt�in propert.iea on Snelling CurTe You xill recall that at the Au�ust 1l�th meeting of the Rosevill� yillage Caunail a numi�er of resident� aff�cted by ihe propoaed rezonin� of the Huiras- Altman nroperti�s express�ed b� their nresence and through tneir spoke�men their objections to �uch resQning. One of the rnajor objectians expressed pertained to the �reat increase oi tra_�� l�'.c �ahich is anticipated in thi� a,rea on Brooka and Pascal and the residential atrt�ta o�rallel tc> these when all of the area�� nresent acceases to snelling avenue are elir+inated bT virtue af mad changes neceasar7 to accommodate the nex ahon�inc center on the northw�st corner o� Highwap 36 and Snellin� Avenue. The anecifie objec�i.on in this re�rard xas that for ihe �illage to further coeroonnd the �roble�a af traiPic in this resid�ntial �rea bT nermittine the construction of a 3b unit aeart�+�nt building, which at a modest eati�ate xould fnnnel 20�0 ``"�"""°"`' addition�a]. car �-Fips a day into the area, Xould conatitute not an1,T poor bat hazardona nlar.ning4 As tiraa alao pointed out beYore tha Conncil, the nse of the t�r�a "ha�ard" i� triRhteningl,y apprapriate arannd the neiqhborhood oark recent�. sleveloped t� the village. The park ia located on P�scal Avenne jnst north oi B�ooks and just o�►er the crest of a blind hill o�er xhich �oat all apartnent trattic xou3d natnrall� traTel. It ia our strong conQiction thai no adc�itianal apartment buildin� aho�tld ezi�t in this area Hi.thout direct access fro� Snelling Cur�e to Co�nt� r'toad "C" and th�raby to Sne�.].in� l�v�rnYe. In orcler to detei-raine the ezact facts ab�ut plans for such acc��: � har�e confErred �sith �°. Martiu� o� the State �?ighxa7 Ilepart�er.t's Rcyad P��n:• infcmreatien Office g.nd with ��r. 2�cG�,ibre3r and !�'r, McDorAald af' the State Hi�h��r I�eoart.�+ent ° a 13istrict 9 Office. We �rish �o share s�riith pon the �'ollaxi.ng iniorr�ation �ained in these vis its in ord�� to be certain that anpr decisions �ade on this �atter are �da in f1�11 knowlsdge, on ro�u° Qart an� ourst of t�te circ�a�ance� that exi3t t �►C�o�t�g ta I.��►�t. � 3�, 5'�a�e :�ro�e�t � b216-It3, dated �'ebrua.�y 21, i96?, arxi �ailed to the �il�.a�re of Etose�i,lle in i��a.rch �f 1967, there er_isis the fQ3lo�rin� praposed plan� r�le�a.nt to Sr.ellin� G�,trge -- 1. '�cc�ss tc� "C" fro� �-�el1.i►�g �ua°ve i� nr�mosed by �ean� af an eztension of Snellint� �rv� �rsd an at-srrada crossin� of �he ra�lrnad trzcka. 2, Such access i� �ro�sed for so�etir�e aftsr 19 i 2 to ccincaa+e ;aith th� averal� plans far ihe Srn�lli.ng Avenn� and "+C" intersect�.on ai �ich ti3ae Sr�iling A�renue �onld ba r�ave� a��rozir�atel�' 2afl feet K�st o� its �rese�t� lo<:a�ion. �c�e�s to �C� �r�� ne�l.i.ng Cnrrre before such �o�reuent �on1� m� be consider�d adgi�able fro� t�he stand�oinf� of sa�et�.