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Regular City Council Meeting <br /> Monday, September 24, 2018 <br /> Page 5 <br /> has to modify the lane alignments south of the intersection as well. There would <br /> not be two southbound lanes going through that intersection anymore unless the <br /> approach is widened significantly. In order to do so, the City would have to buy a <br /> considerable amount of right-of-way from the two property owners on those sides. <br /> He stated the City felt the operations at this intersection benefited significantly by <br /> going to that geometric design. <br /> Councilmember McGehee asked if the changes at Long Lake Road and County <br /> Road C being dictated by the City or the County at this point. <br /> Mr. Culver stated it was something the City and County worked out together. <br /> Councilmember McGehee asked if there was a particular reason why the building <br /> Mr. Johnson works in was not notified. <br /> Mr. Culver stated there was not any reason why it would have been intentionally <br /> excluded. <br /> Mayor Roe thought the notification area would have been measured from County <br /> Road C. <br /> Mr. Culver stated the City has been working with and sent notices to businesses <br /> along County Road C. It would have been a good idea to extend that mailing far- <br /> ther north and south at Long Lake Road. <br /> Mayor Roe imagined the notice under the Chapter 429 process and these types of <br /> projects does not necessarily correspond with the City's land use notification, <br /> which is 500 feet from the property line. He imagined it was 300 feet or whatever <br /> the statute requires. <br /> Mr. Culver stated for the assessment, the Chapter 429 process would be notifica- <br /> tion to just the benefiting properties. In an effort to better engage City residents <br /> and businesses, the City does not have a minimum radius for roadway projects. <br /> But, given the geometric changes of this project, the City should have notified the <br /> businesses along Long Lake. <br /> Councilmember McGehee stated she was impressed with the arguments Mr. <br /> Johnson made. She asked if the road was brought down to one lane, is there a <br /> way to address the issue of large trucks stopping at the railroad crossing with no <br /> way around them. <br /> Mr. Culver stated to address the specific issue of the trucks being able to stop and <br /> the vehicles being able to get around them, the City may be able to look at setting <br /> up a shoulder area for the trucks to pull over to stop. This is something the City <br /> can look into. <br />