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From: Donita Grell <Donita4105@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2020 5:32 PM To: Portner, Cal <CPortner@ElkRiverMN.gov>; Dietz, John <John.Dietz@ElkRiverMN.gov>; Wagner, Jennifer <Jennifer.Wagner@ElkRiverMN.gov>; Christianson, Garrett <Garrett.Christianson@ElkRiverMN.gov>; Westgaard, Matt <Matt.Westgaard@ElkRiverMN.gov>; Ovall, Nate <Nate.Ovall@ElkRiverMN.gov> Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] CR12 Reconstruction Project I am writing to the Elk River City Administrator and City Council Members regarding the CR12 Reconstruction Project to be discussed and possibly voted upon at tomorrow night's, May 18th, City Council Meeting. I am Donita Grell, a current resident in Trout Brook South, 10873 - 180th Avenue NW and have previously written two letters regarding variations of the proposals for this major project to all members, especially stressing the importance of safety issues in the Tyler Drive residential and exit area. All the residents of Trout Brook South are extremely grateful that the County Engineers have dropped the proposal to put a road entrance from Tyler Drive to the Hillside Park that would have increased traffic and created a major safety problem at the intersection of County Road 12 and Tyler Drive among many other residential concerns. That being said, at the April 20th City Council meeting, the latest proposal from the County Engeers presented by Dave Roedel for the CR12 Reconstruction Project is to place a round about at the Spectrum Athletic Complex to answer not only a safety issue for that crossing at Cleveland and County Road 12 but also for the problem of people exiting Hillside Park who want to go west to Highway 169 that must now go up to the round about at Cleveland. For bikers and all those using Hillside Park, I would assume this is not a problem for them, however, the real issue with this plan is for those wishing to enter Hillside Park coming from the east going west must now go past the entrance and make a U turn in order to get into the park. Mr. Roedel suggested those wanting to go into Hillside make a U turn at Tyler Drive or somehow go up to the light and make a U turn. The main issue for the residents who continually exit at Tyler Drive and County Road 12 is and always has been the difficulty of making a left hand turn wanting to go west which the majority of residents do. We deeply appreciate the safety solution of making the new right turning lane into Trout Brook South that is being installed, but the safety issue still remains for turning left. While the new 4 way stop light to the west on Twin Lakes Road will most definitely improve the traffic flow from traffic from the west, the traffic from the east now presents an additional safety issue and concern if drivers will be given a U turn option at that intersection, only adding to the compound problem of cars traveling too fast without a speed reduction. I read many residents suggestions who live from Cleveland down to Tyler and all are still continually upset about not reducing the speed limit along this road. The proposed turn about at Cleveland is definitely too far up the road to be of any real solution for the control of a lower speed. If this proposal does pass at the City Council meeting tomorrow night, I respectfully