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-e Independent School District 728 ADMINISTRATION OFFICES 400 School Street Elk River, MN 55330 DAVID M. FLANNERY Superintendent of Schools (612) 241-3403 Fax (612) 241-3407 TO: Members of the Elk River City Council FROM: David Flannery DATE: March 24, 1994 school street Improvements I want to thank you for listening to our concerns and opinions at the January 31, 1994 joint meeting. It was a good exchange of information and an opportunity to understand each other's point of view. This understanding and exchange can be the basis for mutual projects and cooperative efforts that will serve our constituents well. e Shortly after the joint meeting, the full School Board met to discuss the School Street situation in light of the new information and the exchange of ideas and opinions. The following is my attempt to set down the School Board's position on School Street improvements. First, if we had our way and if only the schools concerns mattered, the improvements to School Street would involve only the intersections and Freeport Avenue. School Street would not be widened or changed in any other way. This is based on what I would call the "if you build it they will come" theory of roads and highways. That is, if the road goes from two to three or three to four or four to five, it won't matter because the cars will find and fill these roads faster than we can improve them. The School Board doesn't want us to make School Street a magnet for more cars. Second, based on the above belief, we encourage the city to find and establish other east/west roads, the sooner the better. Third, if School Street has to be widened, we prefer that it be lined as a three rather than four lane road. We believe that three is safer for students who cross on foot. The attached article about an accident in st. Paul describes our worst nightmare. e