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To the City of Ramsey . RECD DEG 0 2008 Re: 142nd Ave and Argon closure Presented on this day Tuesday December 30th 2008, is a petition from the the Ramsey residents that would be most be adversely affected by the proposed closure at 142nd Ave and Argon St. The general consensus is that the road not be closed at all, but if it is deemed that it has to be done, the residents prefer it be closed on the northern side of Argon at 142nd Ln (across Argon St) instead of the current proposed site that would cause a. great hardship for most of the residents on the south half of Argon St. Also, if the road is closed at all, the Ramsey Fire Department requires two different accesses to a neighborhood so the dead end on Argon should be opened for this reason. The residents also do not understand why a traffic signal cannot be installed at 142nd Ave & Hwy 47. The City of Ramsey and the DOT have continuously said that the lights would be too close together and cause congestion, but nothing is ever done about the backup by. the County Fair Ground's railroad tracks • that has backed traffic up in the morning all the way back to the strip mall by the old Snyders location and in the evening all the way to the ramp on Hwy 10. The traffic lights can also be timed (per Mayor Gamec) so that it would minimize the delay. That area of Hwy 47 is zoned commercial, so there is no justifiable reason why there cannot be a traffic signal there. The traffic light would also prevent the accidents that have been occuring at the intersection (some deadly). Blocking the road is not a reasonable option as that would also further hurt the businesses along Hwy 47. I would be more than happy to meet with the City of Ramsey engineers or the DOT to resolve these issues to everyone's satisfaction. The residents are distressed that the City would listen to a very small amount of Argon Street residents that want the road closed because of a few cars cutting through