Minutes - Council - 09/11/1996 - Neighborhood Mtg

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Kathy Huber, 17061 Bison Street NW, Ramsey: We have had problems with kids speeding, etc., but they have grown up some. It does not seem to be happening anymore. Randy Keyser, 16967 Bison Street NW, Ramsey: Speed - that should be left up to the police to patrol. We should not be hashing this out. I have probably done it a few times myself, but I do not cry about speeders. There's other issues here. I will not let my kids go in front of his (Dusbabek) house - he is unstable. My kids are going over to do scout things at a neighbors and County Road #63 is dangerous for them to be on. If anything happens, you (City) will be held liable. Stephen Gryz, 7830 - 168th Lane NW, Ramsey: I purchased my property under the assumption that it would stay a cul-de-sac. I want it to remain a cul-de-sac. My concern is if the City allows the street to be closed, in the future, you may start a petition to make this street into a through street. We do not want that. That street (171st) was here. I cannot understand why the City closed 171 st Avenue. Chris Hampton, 17080 Bison Street NW, Ramsey: I agree with the cul-de-sac people. I bought property on a dead end street. I do not care if 171st is open or closed. I do not use that street and have not for years because it's an issue; I go around. I prefer not to have it paved and not to have it opened. I already have part of my frontage paved but was not allowed a voice in it. Larry Gray, 16941 Zeolite Street NW, Ramsey: I live in the house on the curve. If you do not do something with the traffic - without the barricade up - you cannot have any children playing out because of the traffic. I can see a great deal of improvement of traffic with the barricade up. My concern is the speed. I do not know the neighbors that well but if you keep that road closed - it's a positive for that area - if not - you should put some speed bumps in. Why don't the police sit there and radar that area. It's a cut-across. You could give a lot of tickets out a day in that area. Put some bumps up and stop that speed. I do not know how Hogan's walk that road. I don't know how kids have not gotten killed in that area. Renee Newman, 16830 Yolite Street NW, Ramsey: I am at the bottom of 168th. When we bought our place, no development was around. We have had to deal with progress - we deal with increased traffic. The road closed is an eyesore. He (Dusbabek) should deal with progress. The school bus had to go a different way. There are so many more important issues in Ramsey to deal with than closing the road in this tiny strip. We should deal with speed - 171st is not a problem to the neighbors. Tim Dusbabek, 7821 - 171st Avenue NW, Ramsey: read a prepared statement. Such statement is incorporated in the minutes as Exhibit "A". He also presented the Recording Secretary with a petition to keep 171st closed to through traffic and to connect 171st to Bison Street with a paved bicycle path. Such petition is incorporated in the minutes as Exhibit "B". Some things are being done in spite. As far as character - a lot of you know me in this room. Look at me, who I am, even if you do not know me. Chris Lamprecht, 17060 Bison Street NW, Ramsey: (to Dusbabek) Your main concern is safety of children - what if our children have friends on the other side - how will they get there? Tim Dusbabek, 7821 - 171st Avenue NW, Ramsey: On the tarred path. Chris Lamprecht, 17060 Bison Street NW, Ramsey: (to Dusbabek) How about the emergency vehicles? Bison/171 st Neighborhood Meeting/September 11, 1996 Page 3 of 8