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years with minimal maintenance. For 149th Avenue N.W. which is located between industrial and commercial zoned property, it is proposed to widen the street to a width of 40 feet. This would be in accordance with the City of Ramsey's standard rural industrial street section as shown on Exhibit C. An additional 33 feet of right of way would be required since only 33 feet of right of way exists. Construction of 149th Avenue to a standard industrial street section would require the removal of a metal tank initially intended for an on-site wastewater disposal system. It is proposed that the City make the owner of this tank responsible for its removal. The proposed construction would not include any driveway construction with the exception of a one foot apron, which would be provided on all driveways to pro- tect the edge of the pavement. It would be the homeowner's responsibility to extend existing bituminous or concrete driveways to match the street, Storm Drainage Improvement: To alleviate the occasional drainage problems it is proposed to clean the ditches on Garnet Street North of 151st Avenue and to install culverts at the intersection of 150th Avenue and Garnet Street on Garnet Street between 150th Avenue and 151st Avenue, and at the intersection of Garnet Street and 151st Avenue as shown on Exhibit A. It is also proposed to replace the culverts at the intersection of Kamacite Street and 150th Avenue and on 149th Avenue. In addition to the culvert installation it is proposed to acquire drainage easements for the runoff as shown on Exhibit A. As previously mentioned, to alleviate the flooding problem along Limonite Street would require storm sewer consruction or pond construction. A public hearing was held on this improvement last spring and the residents were opposed to the improvement. Therefore, it should be noted that Limonite Street will continue to be subjected to flooding until drainage improvements are construc- ted. Some existing driveways presently do not have driveway culverts. While not all driveways would need a driveway culvert, those lots which presently may cause 3