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<br />-, . <br /> <br />" <br />" .. ~. ~ " '): ' <br />.. .\ <br /> <br />e. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />~o\.o \=L~~ \A?~ <br /> <br />}' <br /> <br />..,~' <br />-. <br /> <br />') <br /> <br />~.. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNTY <br /> <br />,0 F <br /> <br />ANOKA <br /> <br />Offu:e of the Coun.ty Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />GOVERNMENT CENTER <br />2100 3rd Avenue' Anoka, Minnesota 55303.2489 <br />(612) 323-5680 <br /> <br />DENNIS D. BERG <br />County Board of Commissioners <br />District N1 <br /> <br />September 16, 1994 <br /> <br />Mr. Ryan Schroeder <br />City of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Boulevard NW <br />Ramsey, MN. 55303 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Schroeder: <br /> <br />This letter is written in support of the city's request to the Metropolitan Council for an <br />e:>''Pansion of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area (MUSA). The information ' <br />continued herem documents the process and findings of an analysis done by the County. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />In 1993, Anoka County authorized its consultant to evaluate tbe impact of the MUSA <br />e:>''Pansions proposed by the two cities on tbe roadway network potentially affected. <br />'This work was CVl1dUCLed by BR W, Inc. in 1;93-94 as an update to the Anoka County <br />Comprehensive 2010 Transportation Plan. The analysis was coordinated with <br />MnjDOT, the cities of Ramsey and Andover, and Metropolitan Council staff. The <br />specific locations to be examined, demographic forecasts to be used, forecastL."1g <br />methodology and models were agreed upon by the County and Met Council staff, with <br />input from the two cities. The roadway network assumpnons and timing of <br />~provements were also agreed upon by all parties, including Mn/DOT for state trunk <br />, higbways. <br /> <br />Traffic fore~a.l\ts were. prepared to reflect several scenarios, including: <br /> <br />· 111e impact of projected growth in population, households and <br />employment o~ the existing roadway system, without the proposed <br />MUSA expansIOn; <br /> <br />· The impact projected gro~1b in population, households and employment <br />on the exiSting roadway system, \\'jth the proposed MUSA eA-pansion; <br /> <br />::: <br /> <br />~..:; ~iil;.a.;::L of p. vj~dcd gro'W-Ul Oil t.he: t:x.isling roadway system v.rith <br />improvements already committed to by the County, cities or Mn/DOT, <br />withoUt the proposed ,Mt)SA e)...pansion; <br /> <br />II <br /> <br />The impact of projected gro'wlh on the roadway system with comrained <br />improvements and 'witb !be proposed :MUSA eA'Pansion. <br /> <br />5 <br />(jS <br /> <br />FAX.: 323-5682 <br /> <br />Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer TDD!TTY: 323-5289 <br />