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<br />July 27, 2005 <br /> <br />13880 Highway 10 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />(763) 241-7013 0 800-594-5208 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />U,f'\~~: <br />:'\. t.\1. ';, <br />J ';...;:- <br />ll_ <br /> <br />Sherburne County <br />PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />City of Elk River <br />Attn: Terry Maurer, P.E. <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, rvn~ 55330 <br /> <br />RE: No Parking along Proctor Avenue <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Mallrer; <br /> <br />We have received several safety concerns from residents of the Proctor One Town homes regarding the <br />parking of vehicles along their frontage and the County Highway 77 (Proctor A Ventle) Sholllder. The <br />complaint is that during recreational field events at the school grounds, people park on west side of Proctor <br />Avenue and block the sight lines and create distractions for drivers trying to access CH 77. There is also a <br />fire hydrant located in the ditch bottom that is difficult to notice and therefore is ignored and frequently <br />blocked. <br /> <br />Ctlrrently there are four no parking "symbol signs" that are located on the east side of CH 77 . We have no <br />record of their time of placement or any request for them to be there. Last year the County sign technician <br />took down the old No Parking signs and replaced them with the new symbol signs. By allowing parking <br />on the west side we are allowing a hazard with pedestrian traffic crossing the highway to get to the fields. <br /> <br />Creating a no parking zone would solve the blocking of the fire hydrant and sight line issues for the town <br />homes and eliminate the crossing pedestrian traffic on CH 77 . We submit this information for your review <br />and recommendation. <br /> <br />Sherburne County is willing to erect no parking signs along CH 77, if requested in a resolution by the City <br />Council. In reading the manual it says that the local government authority has the right to create a no <br />parking zone and is responsible for enforcement of the same. Therefore at your reqtlest we will place no <br />parking signs along the west side of CH 77 from CSAH 1 to a point north of the Salk School access to be <br />determined by your resolution. We also request language that includes the east side as well, because we do <br />not have documentation for the current signing. <br /> <br />If you have any questions call me at 763-241-7013. <br /> <br />S ince~y.ly , <br />/~~~ <br /> <br />Richard D. Corbin <br />Sherburne County Public Warks <br />