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North Fork, Inc. 713 Bradford Champlin, Minnesota 55316 February 19, 1986 Ramsey City Council c/o Ms. Anne Norris City Planner Ramsey City Hall 15153 Nowthen Boulevard N. W. Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 Re: 153rd Avenue Extension State Aid Road Dear City' council Members: This letter is written to you to support North Fork's request for the extension of 153rd Avenue this summer as a State Aid Road project. The western terminus of the project would be Andrie Road N. W. The requested road layout is Indicated on attached Exhibit A. It is Nor[h Fork's understanding that late last year the City Council approved the proposed layout of 153rd Avenue, as indicated on attached Exhibit A, from the western edge of the Northfork PUD to the intersection with Highway lO. It is further North Fork's understanding that 153rd Avenue so extended was approved for incorporation into the City's State Aid Road System. In reliance on these understandings North Fork removed most of its proposed lots south of Lake itasca and redesigned the proposed concept plan for its PUD to minimize access onto the proposed 153rd Avenue extension. North Fork had sought an earlier clarification of the involved road layout so that it would be in a position to fulfill its obligation of bringing natural gas this summer to the platted lots of its first phase. Whether or not the City Council elects to proceed with the road installation as a public State Aid project early this summer, North Fork will have to proceed to rough grade a roadway from 153rd and Okapi, where underground gas lines are presently located, to its first phase. The road layout and State Aid designation for 153rd Avenue have been compli- cated by concerns expressed by the Minnesota Department of Transportation during the EAW Scoping process for the Northfork PUD. Mn/Dot has expressed opposition to the proposed location of our intersection with Highway lO. While North Fork and its consultants still believe the roadway pattern indicated in attached Exhibit A is preferabl~ Exhibits B and C have been prepared as alternatives and will be included in the ElS preliminary draft. Please note that the layout of 153rd Avenue from the western edge of the Northfork PUD to its intersection with Andre Road is virtually the same in each exhibit. North Fork believes that the extension of 153rd Avenue, as a State Aid project, to its intersection With Andrie Road, would be consistent with all the