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n November 20, 1997 Mr. Jon Olson County Engineer 1440 Bunker Lake Boulevard NW Andover, MN 55304 Re: Improvement Project #97-25 (County Road #116 Extension) Dear Mr. Olson: Since my letter of September 14th advising you of the City's interest in facilitating the extension of County Road #116, the City has passed the enclosed resolution which authorizes certain actions involving the acquisition of the land necessary for extending C.R. #116 between C.R. #56 and C.R. #83. This acquisition also includes a parcel of land in proximity to the alignment, which will facilitate both wetland mitigation and borrow material, which may be necessary for the project. The Council has further directed that negotiations take place with the property owners prior to commencement of the condemnation action. The City has retained Herman Appraisal to provide an actual opinion on the value of the property. The appraisal must therefore be completed before meaningful negotiations can take place. We would anticipate this to occur during the month of January 1998. If a negotiated agreement cannot be reached at that time, eminent domain action would be taken at the February 10 Council meeting and access to the property would be available by mid -May 1998. The City Council is requesting this project be constructed sooner than the scheduled FY 2002, as projected in the County's current Five Year Highway Improvement Plan, possibly as early as the 1998 construction season. Please let me know if that is a possibility. Sincerely, CITY OF RAMSEY �V Steve Jankowski, P.E. City Engineer �r SJ;jek cc: Mayor and Council Linda Waite Smith, Acting City Administrator Bill Goodrich, City Attorney Dennis Berg, County Commissioner