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one. He suggested that the proposed design is dangerous. He stated the residents will be <br />assessed for maintenance of the road and it will be used by a lot of other people. He <br />informed Council he lost land for a different project and now he will lose seven more feet <br />of property for this project. He added that there is a problem now with cars going around <br />school busses and with this connection, there will be more cars and a better chance that <br />more people will be doing this. He stated that the residents would also have to change their <br />address because of the road being proposed. <br /> <br />Mayor Gilbertson stated that with more development comes the need for more roads. <br /> <br />Mr. Fountain stated that he was not in favor of 153rd Avenue N.W. between Ramsey <br />Boulevard N.W. He was in favor of the road but not of the alignment. <br /> <br />Mayor Gilbertson stated that the City is trying to put together a network that meshes with <br />the Metro system. He added that all the concerns previously expressed by the citizens have <br />been addressed. <br /> <br />Mr. Smith suggested that Council was not really listening to its residents and accused them <br />of not caring. <br /> <br />Mr. Christian suggested naming the road Schroeder Road as it appears the road is Mr. <br />Schroeder's desire. He expressed concern about the use of 153rd as a detour route for <br />Highway #10 (i.e., when the proposed bridge is being constructed). <br /> <br />Mayor Gilbertson agreed that this could be a possibility but stated that the City would try to <br />prevent this from happening. <br /> <br />Mr. Christian stated that he wants development to stop. He added that there is no proof of <br />this 20-year plan the City Staff is referring to. <br /> <br />Mr. Jankowski assured Mr. Christian that he could produce the 20-year plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Hagenah stated that it was mentioned that there are 13,000 residents in Ramsey and <br />only a handful of people are against this road. He commented that letters regarding this <br />connection were not sent out to 13,000 people. <br /> <br />Harry Johnson, 15280 Armstrong Boulevard N.W., Ramsey, inquired about the mention <br />of a stop light being installed. <br /> <br />Mayor Oilbertson stated l hat this was mentioned as a possibility in 20 or 30 years. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson stated he plans to live here in 20 to 30 years. He informed Council that he <br />calls 911 every three weeks because of accidents. He stated that when the sun is shining, <br />it's impossible to see and suggested that everyone would have to wear sunglasses to turn <br />out to Armstrong. He also asked about water control. He felt that the road should not be <br />constructed because of the angle of the design. Having a 15 percent angle will cause more <br />accidents than any other road in the City of Ramsey. He then inquired if this would be a <br />five-ton road to which Mr. Jankowski replied it will be a nine-ton road. <br /> <br />Mr. Fountain commented that there are no garbage trucks traveling on this road anymore. <br /> <br />Lowell Vasseur, 153rd Avenue N.W., Ramsey, inquired who Council and Staff were <br />working for. "You hear opinions but do not listen". He suggested this is "communists in <br />action" and made reference to the Kremlin. He stated that it started out with acquisitions of <br /> <br />City Council/July 26, 1994 <br /> Page 9 of 27 <br /> <br /> <br />