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Nis. Testing stilted that she thinks step signs work beautifully because, people in Minnesota. actually stop. She stated that she is from the east and people don't stop at the stop signs. Chair Elvig stated that Public Works Director Olson was referring to statistics and criteria the City uses to decide if traffic stops are warranted or not. Ms. Testino stated that the stop .signs in Anoka seem to work beautifully, Councilmember Delien noted that whether the road is closed or not, the garbage trucks will still back up. Public Works Director Olson stated that he doesn't know if it would change anything. He stated that one of the reasons they selected closure at 142" d Avenue was that they realized that trucks need to make a turn around at 142 so they can still make the T movement and turn. Chair Elvig noted that he has a letter submitted by Ms. Testino where she talks about the road conditions and the number of children present, which lie feels is a positive reason for closing the street. Ms . rostino stated that she would like a traffic recount to be conducted because she doesn't believe. the numbers, Todd Newlin, 1.4290 Dysprosium Street, stated that he takes this road to got to ,Jimmy Johns, SA and others. lie stated that leis business stopped going, to stores in Ramsey because they couldn't get to Duty of therm. He stated that he has an.- 1 l -foot opening on his driveway, which was poor planning;, He stated that he almost ran into a kid because he was concentrating on turning to get out of his driveway, He stated that he feels the added traffic will just add to tile; problem, He stated that he has enough issues with people driving 45 miles per hour down his street in the morning and he doesn't need any more issues. He stated that he understands the concerns of the people in the neighborhood and agrees it is a dangerous situation. He stated that he supports putting restrictions on turning off 47 to 142" d for peak hours but would like to allow people in the neighborhood to have access to the businesses. Councilmember Delien stated that thinks everyone here can agree that this area has not been the best planned. He stated that this is a problem solving body and they need to came up with the best solution they can, Mr, Newlin stated that on TH 47 where 142" Avenue is, the distance between turn lanes at the intersection is small compared to most intersections. He stated that if there are people~ from both sides that are trying to turn, you cannot bath lit into the intersection. Flo asked if there was a possibility to push bank the median to give more room in the intersection and to give a better site line, Connie Wright. 5265 142 Lane, stated that he talked about the number of accidents in her area and she asked if people were making a left turn onto 142n Avenue, making a U -turn or if people on 142 Avenue were making an illegal left hand turn. She stated that she thinks this Public Works Committee / February 19, 2009 Page 5 of 19 —262—