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• March 23, 1999 <br /> 13489 Island View Drive <br /> Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> Elk River Planning Commission <br /> Regarding Island View Fifth Addition: <br /> Case NO. P99-7 <br /> I can't come up with a serious objection to the sound of seven more houses on <br /> Island View drive; however, there are a few things that I do not like. <br /> My understanding is that the extension of two other cul-de-sacs has been over- <br /> ruled in the recent past. Why should Island View Drive be an exception? <br /> I really don't think that Island View Drive can safely stand any more traffic than <br /> it now handles. As you know the road is narrow and hilly. You may not know <br /> that many people with their dogs and children walk on the road. Some of them <br /> walk after dark. Most of us know about this and drive accordingly. In the <br /> wintertime the road is normally covered with compacted snow and/or ice. If the <br /> • road is extended, the end will be very close to 189t Ave. There will also be an <br /> out lot very close to another out lot providing a relatively easy means of <br /> connecting to another street. While this would solve the cul-de-sac problem it <br /> would probably increase Island View Drive traffic beyond a safe limit. This <br /> would very likely result in injury or death to pedestrians or even drivers. Drivers <br /> have often missed seemingly easy to maneuver curves near the West End of the <br /> road in the past. With an increase in strangers, this would likely start occurring <br /> again. <br /> I am unable to attend the meeting because of a commitment made several months <br /> ago. <br /> Eugene S. Scribner <br /> Island View Resident since 1972. <br />