March 23, 1995 Steering Committee Minutes

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Steering Committee Meeting Minutes March 23, 1995 Page 11 option as a result of discussions with the Park and Recreation Commission. Begin at Anoka County Road 22 and leave the city limits at 209th Avenue. Terry explained 3 options using a large aerial map of the area. Arne Engstrom questioned why the jog was made in the road line, rather than follow the north boundary of the park. Steve Rohlf stated the reason was related to wetlands. Terry Maurer stated the County is slightly behind the City in working on a transportation for the County. Hank Duitsman indicated that the reason for the corridor is to take some of the traffic off Highway 10 and move it north up to the proposed east -west road and over to Highway 169. He stated that the north route off Highway 10 is shown as Waco Street, and will be changed to Zebulon. Terry Maurer explained that flooddplain considerations dictate the Zebulon alignment, rather than Waco Street, as previously proposed. Anoka County's transportation plan identifies County Road 22 as a minor arterial. It is his understanding that Anoka County envisions that Mn/DOT may eventually take over the County Road 22 route through their county. Terry explained that 209th seems to be the best route to get through the city, over to Big Lake Township and then for the Sherburne County to find a route back down to Highway 10. Jerrry Hofhenke, 15860 228th Avenue NW, stated he lives in Big Lake Township but that he is affected by this plan. He stated that in speaking with Dave Fisher of Anoka County, he was informed they have no plans to expand County Road 22. He felt the proposed road would disrupt the lives of too many people. He stated he saw no reason to put a road through the County and felt the focus should be on improving traffic movement on Highway 10 in the downtown area. Milt Tuttle, resident, referred to a letter received by Troy Langer from the Sherburne County Highway dated July 13, 1994 which stated the County has no future construction plans for County Road 33. Chris Kreger stated that the letter means that there are no plans "adopted" at this time. Dave Quarry, Sherburne County Highway Engineer, explained that during the discussions for a gravel permit, alternate routes were discussed for moving traffic through the city, possibly through mining areas when mining is completed. He stated that planning needs to be done now to minimize the impacts on affected property owners and also for financial considerations. Dave explained that the County currently has no transpiration plan and that the last one was done in 1970. This plan showed roads going through the City of Elk River which were never implemented. Since then, there has been development in areas which were proposed for roadways. He stated that if a transportation route is approved, it may be 20 years before it is ever built. The County will be working with the City to come up with a transportation plan that will work for everyone.