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. <br />� <br />� <br />0 <br />� <br />Planning Office Hours <br />JUly 23, 1986 <br />i <br />Page 5 <br />9. Banet, 646-7901 <br />Reed Banet, of Paster Enterprises, was in to review potential <br />cahnges in driv�way lacation with respect to their proposed <br />new shopping center on tk�e west side of Lexi.ngton, and <br />changes to the east side existing center development. He had <br />a meeting with Kirkwold, Ramsey �ounty Traffic Engineer, and <br />Chaxlie Honchell, at which time these changes were ciiscussed. <br />It appears the �xisting traffic on Lexinc�ton Averiue in this <br />area is 17,000 v�hicles (average, annual, �iaily). <br />He notec� that th� study produced a figure of thirteen accs� <br />dents per y�:ar at the op�nircg� in the medi�n strip opposit� <br />the �ntrance to th� shopping center an the w�st side of the <br />str�et. This i� more than all t�e �ccid�n�s from Hiqhway �6 <br />to Univexsity A�renue on Lexington Avaflue in ��aear. Clasirag <br />this acc�s�, how�ver, w�uld be devas�aking to th@ w�st �idQ <br />ce�nt�r (Margolis�. <br />M.r. ea�ne� proposed, ho�eue�, to �grc� �o clase th� a�c�ss at <br />�hi,s point on tha ea�t side, �u.bstitut�t�� a ririv��ay fu.r�l��� <br />to th� south anc� on� ta �h� north� a� �ugg�st�d �y Mr. <br />Hon�h��l and t�r. K�rk�rcald, �,i�houc�h this do�� not pxc�la�ce � <br />per�c�ct arranqem�nt, it woe�ld �pp�er tu k� a s��e�r �olu�i�n, <br />e�limina�ing +�raffic that �ould a�tc��p� to cr��rs Che s�Cr�e� <br />d3rQc��� from one centQr �o th� �tk�Qr. <br />Wa� also tsl�ked about �hc� �Qal�gr►mant of �h� roadw�ys with <br />�a��ct to �ho new c�nt4� �c '� loca�Q�k oh thQ w�st �sid� o� <br />Loxington � r��rth c�f First ...�r�n�ffiota ��dQra� �. it �� <br />rc�con�mc�nded th�t thQ drirreway on �ha na�rth sicl� t� �oc�;�,�d <br />cl�r�ctly oPpasite Rom�� Avc�nua. fihi�, h�►w�v�r, eur�r�s on a <br />�gint p�apt�r�y ilnca w�th "To�► C��Can on the �►ar�h. '�hi� <br />st�uctura i� ow►no+d by �h� Tom �lcCan P�ansian T�ut�t, anr� �fiu8 <br />m�� prave dlfficu,lt ta do�� wit�. Mr. B�.nQ�t will �ett�mp� �o <br />mak� an arrang�am��� with �horn, �roeridin� far th�$ �oira� <br />acces� which �aould r�e�U+cc� �wo drivow�ys �Q �ra� � Ul�eima�t�l�, <br />th�er� mey bc� � light at thi� in��rsoc�ion, w�i�h ��AQl coulcl <br />c�onside�abl� im�rov� th� ul�inn�te �ra�fic si�u��tior► whc�n the� <br />cnQtc�r is complQt�ad. wm sttgg�stc�d �his m�nor chaa�qQ r�ould <br />nat r�qui�e Planning C�mmf�s�ion or Counc�.l r�vi@w, �f th� <br />�PP��p����� Q�samQnts ca� � obtained. <br />..g : <br />