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Paver <br /> <br />Police Department <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway, Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />September 10, 2002 <br /> <br />Item <br /> <br />Thomas Zerwas <br />Chief of Police <br /> <br />Jon Anderson <br />20760 Quincy Street Northwest <br />Elk River, Minnesota 55330 <br /> <br />Re: County Road 33 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Anderson: <br /> <br />I received you letter today concerning the safety of County Road 33 in proximity to the large curve <br />adjacent to your property. I understand your concerns and I concur that this particular corner is <br />susceptible to accidents or vehicles leaving the roadway. <br /> <br />It would be an easier issue for me to.address if this roadway was a city street and not a county <br />highway. I know that the city has appealed to the county on numerous occasions for road <br />improvements in this area. In fact, the city council passed a resolution in November of 1996 <br />requesting the Sherburne Country Board to pass a resolution requesting the Commissioner of <br />Transportation to Conduct a study. At this time, I am not sure what the County and/or the State did. <br />The Elk River Police Chief also recommended to the county board at a joint meeting with the city <br />council that they consider acquiring right-of-way to straighten out the curve; this recommendation <br />has not been pursued by the county. <br /> <br />We also did a tour of this area this spring with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and <br />made our concerns known to them. <br /> <br />With the improvements slated for County Road 33 and Highway 169, I see even more need for more <br />effective engineering on this particular stretch of roadway. Although I am not an engineer, my <br />training and education tell me that there are three (3) basic ways to resolve any roadway concerns. <br />These resolutions are engineering, education and enforcement. I have control over the last two (2)~ <br />but not the first. I don't feel that education is of value here and enforcement is part of the solution <br />that will be addressed. I do personally feel thai engineering is still the most important piece and the <br />focal point of future efforts to resolve not only your concerns, but to also address the general safety <br />of this road. <br /> <br />Phone: 763.441.2324 <br />Fax: 763,441.8937 <br /> <br /> <br />