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`>eptember 21, 2005 Zoseville City Council 660 Civic Center Drive Zoseville, MN 55113 Dear City Council Members, It has come to our attention that the residents of Josephine Road are recommending that the cul-de-sac at County Road C-2 and Lexington Avenue in Roseville be demolished to permit another through route between Lexington and Hamline Avenues. In their August 1, 2005 letter to the Roseville Public Works Director,Mr. Duane Schwartz,the Josephine Road residents allege that there is too much traffic on their street,that drivers on the street travel at"excessive speed" and that Josephine Road is half as wide(32 feet) as County Road C-2 (66 feet). A copy of their letter is attached; please see Appendix A. We,the residents along County Road C-2 and the intersecting cross streets, are vehemently opposed to demolishing the cul-de-sac. We object to each of their following allegations: 1. The Josephine Road residents argue that their street is a"narrow" one of 32 feet in width,with residential drives and a"slight hill that reduces visibility." They make the exaggerated claim that County Road C-2 is 66 feet wide,when, in fact, the curb-to-curb measurement is the same 32 feet in width as Josephine Road. In addition,the"slight hill"reported by the residents is barely detectable to the naked eye, standing in sharp contrast to the real hill between Merrill and Griggs Avenues on County Road C-2. Even with the cul-de-sac, drivers speed down this hill to the point that our children are told to walk on the"wrong side" of the road to avoid being hit. Furthermore, Josephine Road pedestrians have a beautiful, new, extra-wide sidewalk to accommodate pedestrians and protect them from traffic. County Road C-2 has no sidewalk. 2. The Josephine Road residents also argue that drivers travel at"excessive speed" on their street. Their most recent data, collected during the summer of 2005, indicated that the average speed on the road declined from 38 mph to 32 mph. Is 32 mph considered"excessive"in a 30 mph zone? 3. The argument that ambulances will choose to travel on Josephine Road is entirely presumptive. There is no way to predict if or how often ambulances might use Josephine Road. Even so, surely the ambulance drivers can be instructed to use Woodhill Drive,the same route used by Roseville Police and fire personnel, which has comparatively fewer residential driveways than Josephine Road or County Road C-2.