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PETITIONS_MISC 74-76
June 17, /1974 uayor James Van Valkenburg � � Couaailpersons Courtney, Johnson, Shaw and Schmidt City of Edina S$Ol West Stith Edina, 11innesota 55424 Dear Gentlemen and Mrs. Sohmidt3 Since moving into our home last year we have found numerous defects not apparent when we viewed the house. Unfortunately the listing realtor and the seller wars aware of them but chose to cover them rather than inform say prospective buyer* We oarnot count the number of people who have commented that "had our home been in St. Louis Park" their health and safety inspection would have avoided our unfortunate experience. Their Safety Inspector, Mr. Sewell, was kind enough to send a copy of the Inspection regulations and checklist, He reported that the program has been very successful and 99% of the people who were rot in favor of it at the time of enactment now agree it was a very wise step indeed. He reports that not only has it improved homes from within, but elimire.ted eyesores from otherwise lovely neighborhoods. We can see this as an excellent means of keeping homes in the City of Edina in top repair inside and outside as our eomzmunity grows older and homes become deteriorated. We have read and heard of oases similar to ours but until experiencing the trauma of living in a potential death trap have we been motivated to action. Probably the major defect which we encountered and v;hich pro=ts us to ask that such an inspection program be instituted here, was a completely rusted out furnace. The lIinneapolis Gas Company, as well as heating people from whom we got bids, said that there was a strong poasibility we could have been asphyxiat9d. Other things we have found or experienced which are listed under 17 Iradiate Health and Safety Eazards were: 1. Low house power whioh caused a flash fire shortly after v+e moved in. N.S.P. found a defective connection into our horse which knocked out our po3cer and that of a neighbor. There were also defective outlets which they suggested replaoing. 2. Cracked bathroom fixture exposing the element through :which the pourer rums. An adult could be badly shocked or a wet child electrocuted. 3. Leaking plumbing in bathroom and basement. 49 Rotted out oomtertop concealed by sink drain board and dish drainer. 5. Two sections of rdssing shingles on roof w}doh were difficult to see except from a neighbors property. 6. Crumbled out garage floor with holes over 3" deep over which oars wore'ala;ays parked completely concealing them. 7. Backyard wild area in which use unoover ed debris of all descriptions. r` Mayor Van Valkenburg and Edina City Council - 2 - June 17, 1974 S. Infestation of ants in kitchen and downstairs recreation area. 9. Infestation of bees in large cracks and holes left in yard from a shoddy sewer installation and neglect of ow or, We hope you will seriously consider the enactrent of a similar safety program which we feel is very much needed, particularly for the well -being of every new or relocated citizen of Edina. Will you please inform us when you will act on this matter in order for us to attend the meeting. Very truly yours, Scott and LaVonne Garoutte Address: 6217 Crescent Drive Edina, MN 55436 Phones 929 -5079 ORDINAPICF, 140. 1192 ARI ORDINANCE A'.•IENDII :G CHAPTER 5 OF THE ST. LOUIS PAR:C O.RDI IANCE CODE BY ADDII11G SECTIO14S 5:2305.01 THROUGH 5:2305.11 THE'CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIII: Section 1. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code is amended by adding Sections 5:2305.01 through 5:2305.11 as follows: Section 5:2305.01. Certificate of Health and Safety Compliance. When the occupancy or ownership of any building within the City of St. Louis Park changes after October 1, 1972, the present occupant or owner, or any agent designated by the present occupant or owner, shall make application for the certificate of health and safety compliance. This section shall not apply to any lawfully licensed multiple dwelling structure, and shall have no affect upon the provisions of law or other ordinances relating to the issuance of building permits. Section 5:2305.03. Application; Inspection. Application for the certificate of health and safety compliance shall be made upon forms fur- nished by the city and approved by the City Council. Upon receipt of a properly executed application for a certificate of health and safety com- pliance, the city manager shall cause an inspection to be made of the premises to insure that the structure is in compliance with the minimal requirements of the housing code. Such inspection wall be based upon re- quirements of the housing code only and shall not be used to discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, income level, or any other basis not contained in the housing code. Minimal requirements for purposes of this ordinance means those requireme:'zts or standards which were generally in effect at the date of construction of the building, and the immediate health and safety hazards as enumerated in Section IV of the Implementation Standards, Housing Code Requirements. It does not in- corporate those subsequent standards or requirements of the state build- ing codes which reflect present day standards for nev; construction. It is intended to include any condition constituting an immediate hazard to health and safety, but it is not the purpos;: of inspections under this ordinance to. require all buildings to be upgraded to satisfy the standards in the current codes. The standards which must be satisfied in order to obtain a certificate of health and safety compliance are only those standards set forth in the Implementation Standards, Housing Code :Require- ments, Sections I through VI, dated July 17, 1972, which are incorporated into and made a part of this ordinance by reference. Three copies of-the Implementation Standards, Housing Code Requirements, shall be marked "official copy" and filed with the City Clerk for use and examination by the public. Section 5:2305.05. Issuance of Certificate. If the structure. is in compliance with the minivzl requircments of the housing code, the City :•tanager shall cause a certificate of aealth and safety compliance p be issued to the present occupant or owner, which shall state that the structure has been inspected and is in compliance with the minimal require- ments of the housing code. The present occupant, otmer or any agent designated by the present occupant, or owner shall obtain the certificate of health and safety compliance. Section 5:2305.07. Filing of Certificate by Prospective Occupant or Purchaser. The present occupant or oMier, or any agent designated by the present occupant or owner shill furnish a copy of the certificate of health and safety compliance to the prospective occupant or owner, who shall mile a copy of the certificate with the city. The proposed buyer or renter shall not take occupancy of the d:aeLing unit prior to the filing of the certificate with the city, except that upon the filing of an affida- vit by the present or prospective owner or occupant, or his designated agent, approved by the Director of Protective Inspections, which sets forth the dates by which necessary corrective action shall be talon, the occupancy shall be permitted pending issuance of the certificate of health and safety compli- ance. Section 5:2305.09. Review of the Ordinance. At the end of one year following the effective date of this crdinance the Director of Protect- ive Inspections shall make a comprehensive report to the City Council on the results of this program. During the.year the Council shall be furnished with 1.terim reports on activities under the ordinance. Section 5:2305.11. Fee. The fee for the inspection and certificate of health and safety compliance or a dwelling unit shall be ten dollars. Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect October•l, 1972. Adopted by the City Council July 17, 1972. Attest: City Clerk Reviewed for administration: City Manager Reviewed for Housing Code: Supervisor of Zoning and Inspections tayor Approved as to form and legality: City.Attorney - 2 - I' . IMPLEMENTATION STANDARDS HOUSING CODE REQUIRE:•iE S I. GENERAL POLICIES The Housing Inspectbr will review the dwelling unit as it currently exists. Any past work or condition will be inspected and judged as it exists at the time of-the inspection. Any work in place will be evaluated regardless o= c:ho did the work, when it was done, or whether any permits.or inspections were obtained. All facts determined in the inspection process will be held in confidence and used by the Protective Inspection Department for compliance purposes of the housing and general sanitation ordinances. Housing units may be occupied on a conditional basis where no immediate hazard -to health and safety exists. The existing owner or his authorized agent shall apply for the inspection and certification. No dwelling unit will be held vacant due to needed minor corrections not creating an immediate heath or safety hazard or other built -in deficiencies beyond reasonable correction. Decision as to how needed. correction- of deficiencies are to be achieved is solely between the owner a_nd -the proposed occupant. II. HOUSING CODE REQUIRE" •iE:`ITS, E- NFORCE:� 1ENT, INTERPRETATION STA_-`rRDS The following enforcement standards shall be used to modify Ordinance' L;o. 1153 (Housing Code) for min—L -mum performance standards for existing dwelling units ..;'here requirements of the Housing Code are deemed to be beyond reasonable correction. The performance standards of the Housing Code shall be met except as modified. (a) Ceiling Heights: Any existing habitable room with less than a 7 foot 6 inch ceiling height shall be considered a built - -in deficiency which is beyond reasonable correction. M Superficial Floor Area: Any existing habitable room of less than 90 square feet shall be considered a built -in deficiency and beyond reasonable correction. (c) Natural Light and Ventilation: Any existing habitable room with window area less than 10% of the floor area shall be considered a built -in deficiency beyond reasonable correction but in no case shall the re- quired natural light and ventilation be less than 5/ of the floor area. ' (d) Heating: The heating facility shall be based on design criteria of a degree temperature of 150 above the lowest temperature recorded in the previous 10 years. 700 F. temperature shall apply between 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 P.m.-of each day and other times shall main- tain a minimum of not less than 600 F. (For example, if the outside temperature is below the 15 degrees above the lowest recorded temperature, the minimum temperature shall be 60 degrees. All temperature factors shall be computed on the basis of a twenty • mile per hour wind). III. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of Section 5:2305.01 through 5:2305.11 the following definitions shall be used: 1. Habitable Room: Habitable room shall mean any room meeting the requirements of the Housing Code for sleeping, living, cooking or dining purposes excluding such enclosed places as closets, pantries, bath or toilet rooms, service rooms, connecting corridors, laundries, unfinished attics, foyers, storage spaces, cellars, utility rooms and similar spaces, not used by persons frequently or during extended periods. 2. 'Owner: Any person, firm or corporation who alone, jointly, severally with others shall be�in actual possession of or have charge, care or control of any.dwelling or dwelling unit within the City as owner, employee or agent of the owner or as trustee or guardian of the estate or the person of the title holder and such person shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this Code to the same extent as the owner. -2- 3. person: The word person shall include a corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization and any other group acting as a unit as well as individual. It shall also include an executor, administrator, trustee, receiver or other representative appointed according to law. Whenever the word person is used in any Section of this Code, prescribing a penalty or fine as to partnerships or association the word shall include the officers, agents or members thereof who are responsible for any violation of such Section. 4. Repair: Repair shall mean to restore to a sound acceptable state of operation, serviceability or appearance. Repairs shall be expected to last approximately as long as would the replacement by new items. 5. Replace: Replace shall mean to remove an existing item or portion of a system and to construct or install a new item of similar or new quality as an existing item when new. Replacement ordinarily takes place when repair of the item is impractical. 6. Temporary Housing: Temporary Housing shall mean any tent, trailer or other structure -used.for human shelter which is designed to be transportable and which is not attached to the ground or to another structure, or to any utility-system on the same premises for more than ten consecutive days. IV. IMMEDIATE HEALTH AND SAFETY F_4ZARDS The following are considered immediate hazards to health and safety for human occupancy: 1. Heating systems that are unsafe due to: burned out or rusted out heat exchanges (fire box) ; burned our:, or plugged flues; not being vented; being connected with unsafe gas supplies; or being incapable of adequately heating the living space. 2. Slater heaters that are unsafe due to: burned out or rusted out .beat exchanges (fire box); burned out, rusted out, or _plugged flues; not being vented; being connected with unsafe gas supplies; or lack of temperature and pressure relief valves. -3- . a . •� w • 3. 4. 5. 6. Electrical systems that are unsafe due to: dangerous overloading; damaged or deteriorated equipment; unproperly tapped or spliced wiring; exposed uninsulated wires; distribution systems of extension cords or. other temporary methods; ungrounded systems, ungrounded appliances in contact with earth. Plumbing systems that are unsanitary due to: leaking waste systems fixtures and traps; lack of a water closet; lack of washing and bathing facilities; or cross connection of pure water suFo�ly with fixtures or sewage lines. Structural systems, walls, 'chimneys, ceilings, roofs, foundations, and floor systems, that will not safely carry imposed loads. Refuse, garb ,"e, human waste, decaying vermin or other dead animals, animal waste, other materials rendering it unsanitary for human occupancy, including lack of light and air. 7. Infestation of rats, insects,..and other vermin. V. MINOR HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS Other requirements of the Code are considered minor deficiencies and are permitted to be' completed after occupancy takes place. VI. APPEAL PROCEDURE All action taken by members of the Protective Inspection Department under provisions of this ordinance are.subject to appeal. The first step in the appeal process is to the City Manager and if the problem is not resolved a hearing before the Building Construction Codes Advisory Commission will be scheduled. The finding of the Commission is subject to review by the City Council. MIZ rsn k � ir.L A ear lC-y[ s �1�' � � � �i"! .s.� r.� •� . " .[. J� /vK +{n A.' I / 0'dr 1•'tOnif, s C / .oc (C /,'f i S -�c�:c c��C F . e.-+ f! s •r O si /�/ . . HOUSING INSPECTION CHECK SHEET Subject Address -7 Property Lot - Yard Condition - Accessory B13ga. Basement Electrical Plumbing Heating Foundation Floor System Ventilation - General Condition !lain Floor Kitchen _ Electrical Plumblag Light = Ventilation -- Size - General Condition BUILDING DEPARTMENT CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK FOUSING CCNDITI0N REPCRT Located at Owner ' Tenant I have this day inspected these premises, under the authority of the St. Louis Park rousing Code, and the following conditions pertaining to minimum housing standards were observed: Items: When corrections have been made, please call for inspection. Telephone: 920 -3000. Thank you for your cooperation. Late Department ent of Building & Safety PETITION - - Petition to the City of Edina, the Minnesota State Highway Department, the Metropolitan Council, Members of the State Legislature and to the Governor: Gentlemen: In Edina, south access to Highway #100 at Benton Ave. has been cut off, ostensibly because Benton is too close to the Crosstown. However, full access has been con- structed (folded diamond) at 77th Street and Highway #100, which is about 400' closer to I494- This is grossly unfair:to residents near Benton! Along the approximately 25 miles of the "Inner Belt Line" from the river at Ft. Snelling to the river in Brooklyn Center, there will be ;about accesses into the neighborhoods, or better than one per mile. With Benton denied south access to #100, there will be a 2. 5 mile gap between 50th and 70th Street. This will be the longest gap between two -way neighborhood accesses on the entire "Inner Belt Line ", nearly twice as long as in the nearly unpopulated area from 34th Ave. to Post Road. (See supplementary sheet,_ Item 1, a specific list of points of access). This is grossly unfairto residents near Benton! In a time when we are trying to economize on our fuel usage, this denial of south access at Benton, will compel hundreds of people in our area to drive nearly four extra miles every time they need to go south on #100. (See Supplement Item 2). It will be more difficult for the Fire Department and the Police Department to get to our area in an emergency. In case of electric shock, drowning or heart attack, the time for a police car to go two extra miles to render help could make the difference between life and death. (See Supplement Item 3). We respectfully petition the following: -The City of Edina to do all in its power to implement fu1L Highway #100 access at Benton. -The Highway Department to submit new plans for this access, meeting the minimum Metropolitan Council standards, with necessary variances, in the least costly manner. -The Metropolitan Council, mindful of our needs, to speedily approve them. -The Legislature to review the powers granted the Metropolitan Council, putting such restraints on the power of the Council as to prevent such oversight of local needs elsewhere in the future. -The Governor, to be especially careful to appoint as Council members only those who will be mindful of, and responsive to,the needs of both majority and minority interests. We further petition the Highway Department to immediately restore the exit that existed on October 3, 1975, from north -bound #100 to the east portion of Valley View Road, and to install a similar temporary access from the west part of Valley View Road to south bound #100. We understand that they will not meet your standards for permanent construct_ . I-^+- °_U ""'F y"' ;main it until *HP proper access is built. We have, for some time now, patiently endured bypasses as substandard as this, and will endure this one until the better one is completed. We urgently need these accesses during the months it will take for the better one to be planned, approved and completed. ADDRESS ISIGNkTURE _ SIGNATURE + PETITION SUPPLEMENT B This is a supplement to the petition for' access from Benton to highway #100 south. ITEM 1: A specific list of pointsof access. There apparently will be 6 interchanges that will not be useful accesses into the nearby neighborhoods, because the intersecting highways will be without access to the neighborhoods for some distance. These are: (1) The proposed 494 eastward extension to Mendota Heights. (2) Highway #36 (Cedar Ave. ) (3) Interstate 35W. (4) Henn. Cty. #62, Crosstown. (5) Minn. V. (6) The proposed I94 interchange at West River Road. Even after closing off some small intersections (as has been done in Edina), there will apparently continue to be 29 two -way accesses from the neighborhoods to the "Inner Belt Line"- Highway 55 Normandale Highway 55 Airport Terminal 70th Cty. Rd. 66 Airport Post Road 50th 36th Av. N 34th Ave Excelsior Blvd Highway 52 24th Ave. 36th St. 48th Ave. N Portland /12th Ave. Lake St. Brooklyn Blvd Nicollet 24th St. 57th Av. N Lyndale Cedar Lake Rd Humboldt N. Penn Highway 12 also 77th St. S. France Glenwood Ave. There are only two "half" accesses: Benton and 42nd Ave. N. If this list should prove inaccurate due to the closing of a few of these listed, it still adds up to about one per mile. The Crosstown is not 'valuable as a neighborhood access as you have to drive a mile down the crosstown either way to get off the cross- town. The Valley View Exit off the crosstown is less than a mile but since you cannot turn north immediately, it is no better than going a mile to France Ave. ITEM 2: Nearly four extra miles every time a Benton Area resident wants to go South on #100 and return::home. Residents east of 100 at Benton will go 3/4 mile East to the Valley View entrance to the west -bound crosstown, then a mile to get up on #100 southbound. Coming home they will go two extra miles: a mile of highway driving to France and a mile extra thru neighborhood streets. Total 3. 75 miles waste each trip. The trip home can be reduced to one mile extra by leaving 100 at 70th and threading a long roundabout path through 2. 5 miles of neighborhood streets via the Wyman Ave. Bridge ±tie ^ ^° *^ *'^° R ° ^ *. ^^ Rr;a ;° The Met -^Tolitan Council's denial of south access to #100 at Benton, ostensibly done to reduce traffic hazards, has not reduced traffic hazzards, it has merely "swept them under the rug" by moving them into someone else's jurisdiction. Making the Highway a trifle safer, will make the neighborhood streets more hazardous... and more than a trifle. The Metropolitan Council's decision has actually increased the total hazard. This is not a wise decision! ITEM 3: More difficult for quick fire and police arriv_&L In a life- threatening emergency, it is customary to dispatch the zone car PLUS one or more cars from adjacent zones. If the zone car is at the far corner of the zone, the car from the adjacent /62n %e the first one to arrive (if access is not cut off as it is now). Denial of the south access at Benton, may make this impossible at a critical time, resulting in the tragedy of an unnecessary death. 1W .ZD, - C - :) Mayor James Van Valkenburg City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 TRAFFIC CONGESTION - LYNMAR LANE/MAVELLE DRIVE This letter is written, Mayor Van a traffic congestion problem that council action. RAMMOUND October 27, 1975 Valkenburg, to acquaint you with has arisen because of previous Stow's Edgemoor and Delaney Additons were developed about 1958 - 1962. Council planning visualized a step down zoning from France Avenue to Lynmar Lane i.e. apartment zoning, double zoning, single residential zoning, with the residential zoning beginning on the west side of Lynmar Lane. To develop the area, the residents of the Stow's Edgemoor and Delaney Addition formed a homeowner's association. Through that association we worked with the village to plan the development of those additons. That cooperation produced some rezoning changes (along France Avenue) to reduce the density problems tua.i, wuulu amvc aribdn w-Lun apartment development only. The cooperative efforts also led to street improve- ment and storm sewer installations. We opted for concrete streets even though the property assessments were higher; this was done as the village officers who met with us (City Manager Warren Hyde and Planning Manager, George Hite) asked us to seriously consider concrete over asphalt as that would materially reduce maintenance costs. We accepted the argument and worked out a plan to assess properties equitably so that the owners of corner lots were not unduly assessed. Until 1972, our additons remained a residential area with walking streets and a usuable park area. With the development of Yorktown, our environmental situation has drastically deteriorated. ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS In 1972, the Edina council approved zoning changes for the Glacier Sand and Gravel properties that led to the Yorktown development. At the time of the hearings, a group of concerned citizens from the Stow's Edgemoor and Delaney additions protested that those zoning changes would adversely affect our residential areas. Our protests did not prevail. We were, however, assured that if traffic problems did materialize, the council would address itself to those problems. Mr. Mayor, those problems have, indeed, materialized. r' -2- JIT - C • -3 A recently completed traffic study (Traffic Safety Committee minutes, October 14) shows that the traffic congestion that we anticipated three years ago has materialized with a resulting deterioration in the environmental surroundings. That deterioration is a result of: a. increased traffic volume b. increased noise pollution c. increased safety hazards d. increased litter The attached map shows the traffic volume; additional flow information is available from Mr. Hoffman's study. The noise pollution accompanies the traffic volume, the constant thumping of tires on the streetjoints. The safety hazards have been lessened by the placement of YIELD signs at Lynmar Lane and Mavelle Drive. The real answer to traffic safety at this street junction, however, is traffic abatement. As you can appreciate, litter attends traffic volume. Soft drink cans, beer cans, and cigarette butts sprinkle our lawns. Finally, we anticipate that this situation, without corrective action, will further deteriorate. The development of the southeast corner of 70th and France (the Southdale National Bank) could dump more traffic into our residential area via Mavelle Drive. Also, it is likely that the Point of France condominiums could also affect the area, Yorktown via Valley View and Lynmar Lane, Hazleton Road rather than France. We believe, Mayor Van Valkenburg, that there are alternatives that the e:.�,cil cc%a.: �::tertain that would reduce -;,..mss intolerable "LIU return our area to its original environmental status. And, we ask that you give this problem your immediate attention. Respectfully subm %itted, t /yam � �0/6� n 777 55330 zco- -TJ • _ I T c VOLUMES ��,� 70tH Ftrce 6o r11.3 19 N �� �•;"p _o 974 — R.L.. j Jai' I 6u C II9. .. . , •ti �, h ct t'C •. A UrTDERLINTED ONCE y tit• IILI �'.y I . tP %`'r` 2% p �- I ;. • 9 u I ec° �. 't'• v fO 7'1° a °. r� i� __.._.. 0 ',\y NO. 677 ¢.� y'1•' 'I'• y �1 7' :J ., _.. IZI (�!. 125 _• .''"' (%) I� ' ')) i() _ •,y.. vo.1 UMFS 'L - -�-� -a T 1'.A l I C )(iii •r •1 J 1975 — TWICE ���3 ' a� -► 2 3 o ti !�I C' �� <1 LIJ J v , -�+ J i^ 19 z �. 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Ian Iz•79 � 1 II 6 ': a �20 B •J h c l I ? °� w „ i�.r• ' v. �r4� �� u4. ��� 'C ir ru Q: ti , v I c' �1 �_ 4I• � �.L) S O two 6 .% la J. c •�:.7�n(:57.• — �- j:�;:, ... i4:4.67••• r46 �: : - r r 1%5 r °• ;u 113' h M 1r ,� /� "• li.�,,.....1.. 1+'(n "" 6i lip Y °a�••�,- �'��jJ�'a• 'v ,1( '% 'r X•:' c� \I� ' .�•r• ,�( UI iz; -,: iV '' i',• . 3I ,!••u• •, ,,G t.`,•I` •1 �, ,�- '�1 % ••,••..VpY •I ..I �• �� iY - -. .. . -. - _ _ __. '• ,�•, •�i �'• 'i •�, �6•.;: ' •';;'',; `i17 ia I1! 1iA'•1. AI I, )'�'• }J',rr't.•+ ,r'�r.�•1r�1 �•,. 'n f� _. •__,.1 / �;' _ I r! RICHARD G. TAPLIN 4904 ASPASIA LANE EDINA, MINNESOTA 55435 June 3, 1975 Mr. Robert Dunn Director of Public Works City of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 Dear Mr. Dunn: This letter is in response to our recent telephone conversation with respect to the potential erection of a sound barrier wall on Trunk Highway 100 South of its intersection with the planned interchange at West 70th Street in Edina. My wife and I have canvassed the residential property owners in our neighborhood with a petition, the original of which is enclosed. The purpose of this petition is to give you and the Minnesota Highway Department some direction as to the preference of the majority of our neighbors regarding'the type of sound barrier wall. I would appreciate hearing from you at your convenience with respect to the foregoing and any decision you will have made as a result thereof. Sincerely, Richard G. Taplin RGT /omh copy: Mr. Tim Johnson Principal Engineer Minnesota Highway Department 2055 North Lilac Drive Golden Valley, Minnesota 55422 P E T I T I ON We, the undersigned, have been advised that the Minnesota Highway Department plans to erect a sound barrier wall on Trunk Highway 100 South of the proposed overpass at West 70th Street in the City of Edina in conjunction with the proposed interchange at said inter- section. We herewith express our preference for a concrete sound barrier wall as opposed to one constructed of wood. Each of us own private homes within four residential lots of the proposed sound barrier wall. NAME DATE ADDRESS 4901 Larkspur Lane 10- 4905 Larkspur Lane .s ! % S 4909 Larkspur Lane `,2- 7,1— 4913 Larkspur Lane 4916 Aspasia Lane 4912 Aspasia Lane !t ::Ii--zr- 4908 Aspasia Lane t_/4 -7� 4904 Aspasia-Lane 4913 Aspasia Lane 4909 Aspasia Lane r iy- 76 S 4905 Aspasia Lane • S"��i%'° �J 4901 Aspasia Lane [ 1 ] 4824 Larkspur Lane .- v�p 3 4900 Larkspur Lane �-• 4 /Z- %f 4904 Larkspur Lane 4908 Larkspur Lane 4901 Larkspur Lane 10- 4905 Larkspur Lane .s ! % S 4909 Larkspur Lane `,2- 7,1— 4913 Larkspur Lane 4916 Aspasia Lane 4912 Aspasia Lane !t ::Ii--zr- 4908 Aspasia Lane t_/4 -7� 4904 Aspasia-Lane 4913 Aspasia Lane 4909 Aspasia Lane r iy- 76 S 4905 Aspasia Lane • S"��i%'° �J 4901 Aspasia Lane [ 1 ] P E T I T I O N NAME DATE , WiM ADDRESS 4920 Trillium Lane 4916 Trillium Lane $' 4912 Trillium Lane 4908 Trillium Lane 4921 Trillium Lane,,, 9- 4917 Trillium Lane 4913 Trillium Lanek V066C.1%)s SI %S"- 4909 Trillium Lane 4921 Lantana Lane: w,4, 47%-3/- 4920 Lantana Lane [ 2 1 4917 Lantana Lane- 4916 Lantana Lane 4913 Lantana Lane 4909 Lantana Lane 4905 Lantana Lane 4901 Lantana Lane ww; I. JANUARY 24, 1975 TO: THE CITY OF EDINA FROM: THE RESIDENTS OF YORKTOWN CONTINENTAL APARTMENTS WE, THE RESIDENTS OF YORKTOWN CONTINENTAL APARTMENTS, WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN ENCLOSED BUS STOP AT HAZELTON AND YORK AVENUE INTERSECTION ON THE EAST SIDE OF YORK AVENUE.'' ;r ..ice AI fl 9 3 ,:�`D % ,J D? is, it - —o It's �' r (' �o �� o-, I 'I 7/1-/ y 71 s- R at I !4 -1a < 7/7 //o - ' \Y / a2 0, 17, �W- 0 �Y L' JANUARY 24, 1975 TO: THE CITY OF EDINA FROM: THE RESIDENTS OF YORKTOWN CONTINENTAL APARTMENTS WE,, THE RESIDENTS OF YORKTOWN CONTINENTAL APARTMENTS, WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN ENCLOSED BUS STOP AT HAZELTON AND YORK AVENUE INTERSECTION ON THE EAST SIDE OF YORK AVENUE. F�jm Ira / irm _ i �v E i J1110, 1 i 11 _ i (612) 370.6643 May 30, 1973 Mr. Greg Luce City Planner CITY OF ED INA Department of Engineering 4801 Went 50th 'Street Edina, Minnesota Dear Mr. Luce: This is a follow up to my visit with you last Friday. Basically, I understand that the Edina Planning Department will design, let and inspect the two new proposed access lanes on Valley View in reference to our new SOC IV Office Complex. These will be in accordance with Barton Aschman's Traffic Study and our site plan (understanding that on the site plan, the access lane to the north goes to Valley View in a southerly direction. It shows north on the site plan, and this is in error from Barton Aschman's report.) Dayton Hudson Properties will reimburse the City of Edina for costs Involved in these median lanes. -Greg, your help in this matter is appreciated, and I hope we can con - struct these median lanes next spring. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, John I. Schrunk Project Manager JIS : ske CCs George Palkenborg Fred Wilkinson iFS September 17, 1973 Village Council Village of Edina 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 Re: Petition to Reduce the Speed of the Minneapolis, Northfield and Southern Railway We the undersigned are residents of Edina occupying property that adjoins the MN & S right -of -way. Many of us have been concerned for some time about the speed of the passing trains. The noise and vibrations definitely are irri- tating but the main point of concern is the safety, and we now have an incident to point to. On Saturday evening, September 15, 1973 there was in fact a derailment of a southbound train just south of West 70th Street. At least one of the cars had jumped-! the track at some point north of Valley Lane. Query: What if the train had derailed somewhere in the vicinity of our homes where the tracks are elevated? Granted, this hasn't happened, rte? But . . . We have been concerned about the lack of regulation of the speed. We now believe that it .is imperative that the speed be reduced in the residential areas of Edina, specifically at the Valley Lane crossing. We suggest a speed of 20, or even 15, miles per hour be set and enforced. In addition, we ask that a guard rail be installed within the existing rail. The property and indeed the lives of some of the residents of Edina are at stake. „ We recognize that such authority does not rest with the. Village of Edina. We do, however, believe that our village has a responsibility to its citizens to petition the State of Minnesota Public Service Commission, a regulatory body that does have such authority. We hereby petition the Village of Edina to exercise its responsibility and petition the Minnesota Public Service Commission on this matter: J (e-�) 1,7 AA (/ V G�i X00 Aul Jj TO THE ME-MERS OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL: We, the undersigned, are interested in obtaining a bicycle path extending from Vernon Avenue to Lake Ridge Road along Itlake Road. NAME r ADDRESS 61 ✓ "+ / . - - lei / -�lW zee l TELEPHONE NUMBER S 0 Kayo 40ye 0A r. J TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL: We, the dmdereigned. are interested in obtaining a bicycle path extendtra from Vernnn Avenue to Lake Ridge Road along Blake Road. NME _ �F TP.L . P1 `fi a o4, o-u S/0 9 a.%/�c 9 33. —31�s� -U �2-0 A)�%t /�l 6 Y3 37 Xw %4 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL: We, the dindersigned, are interested in obtaining a bicycle path extending from Vernon Avenue to Lake Ridge Road along Blake Road. NA14E ADDRESS -. r y L J;-1,Ll t)J sr� I C'o 12 1-i4<$ zu� TEL. NO. q33 -Z�Gz Cr 9�� -���� S%rs Wit. .961 2— 0 P /.l as2, 1'Q' dam. - 933 - Cf`3S -1�U cp .: q33 -Z�Gz Cr 9�� -���� S%rs Wit. .961 2— 0 P /.l as2, 1'Q' dam. - 933 - Cf`3S -1�U cp .: �r - � TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL: ' We, the indersigned, are interested in obtaining a bicycle path extending from Vernon Avenue to Lake Ridge Road along -Blake Road. NAME ADDRESS TEL. NO.. 4�f '��`��, - � � F`V� - ��% V1��► V�o� � cab � cg.��c:�,�,� `� 3�' ) � °�� t�; -2-2 %-/ (Cl a A)"zoL A . � _ % ///� �s Y. 5y 933 J go te Q�' tv Yo TO THE MEMBERS OF THE EDINA VILLAGE COUNCIL: - We, the undersigned, are interested in obtaining a bicyclq path extending-from Vernon Avenue to Lake Ridge Road along Blake Road. NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE NUMBER _ s �'A' WJ alyvl-v C>4_4 6o - o�� Gv e (? mac. y /`-` ^ - m -ct.r jam". i 1 C /�(F,. ' �" v? .f PETITION FOR' 'NI N DATID TO THE HONORABLE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA: The undersigned bein, owners of property- abuttin�,,�he- fol-lowiMy-gtrWt Ct, bet *.green and between and between and between, .;,;�� and between f do hereby petition that .� e° asses erty, ApW- -r xiorizeu oy li[iap4Gi" J7�, Z - SIGNI►TURE OF CY-MEiIS ADDRESS D. S ..�?IPTION Or PROPERTY 7#r f G --Irk-rultr • A 4Aw;A& mXv •�s� •s 2&=- ....sue L r yo R � R-4- tv �' 'A-rog 40(S-21CY 41qcq j. y� CA) 21- L ow Z &XI .Aoo" �?a. Y- I --1 4-Wtl- e / ril r "' C--e-Z� �> Z Marion Burwell Kittell i 6630 Logan Avenue South Richfield Minneapolis, MN 55423 �- 19 -s' �. 0."1 CIF �gar w _ s C" ss-2� t4 0" 66 (t-A w a. EARL H. A. ISENSEE ATTORNEY AT LAW I' 4617 GOLF TERRACE ` !' EDINA, MINNESOTA 55424 April 26, 1971 ' f To the Honorable Mayor & i Village Council Village of Edina r 4801 Nest 50th Street f Edina, Minnesota, 55424 Gentlemen: I transmit to you herewith a Petition to Vacate a portion of lake View drive'which has been signed by a number of the home - owners living in the immediate area. You will note that Dr. Harry Hall, the owner of 50'0 of the ' property abutting the portion of Lake View Drive to be vacated, did not sign the petition. i Consequently, the petition may not be sufficient to allow a vacation of that portion of the street. f However, I submit the petition as a request on the part of the signers that you block off the entrance.to Lake View Drive from Highway 100 ('Normandale road.) as presently.constructed and from said Highway as re- constructed and any service road that may be construted adjacent to said Highway as re- constructed.. { If you need any additional information in connection with the foregoing request, kindly communicate with me at the above address, or you can reach me by telephoning 926 -1121. Serious consideration of the foregoing request will be appreciated by the petitioners. Yours very truly, PETITION TO VACATE STREET January 2, 1971. To: The Honorable Mayor and Village Council of the Village of Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota. We, the undersigned home - owners in said Village, living at the addresses shown opposite our respective names, respectively petition you to vacate that part of the public street known as Lake View Drivw adjacent to Lot 2, Block 1, Replat of part of Block 1, Golf Terrace Heights and Part of Lots 3 & 4, Block 10, Golf Terrace Heights, Village of Edina, County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, as more particularly shown on the attached plat, reserving unto said Village easements for water, sewer and pedestrian traffic: address I v X1224; C .; l/7 ode' d't�� �►o9r/��O��i �I 7/0 . 46 0 -/ vG .Z -alt r,C, NINE ff, page 2. name address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U F�Loe ie- TI, rj Awv Lo Ir .-s.. Lo-r . q 3 1 _ � a 4 rr . , T id 1;l rt /kc,. � 1�'•Y' �, � � � ' PCG...0V +c' 0A-C,'S PETITION July 17, 1970 We, the undersigned residents and taxpayers of the Village of Edina and more particularly residents in the area either bordering on or in close proximity to Highland Park, do petition the Village Council and /or the Park Board of the Village of Edina to conduct.rsuch studies as may be necessary'and to take such steps as are--needed—to maintain Highland Lake at a minimum level to prevent - stagnation and thereby to, prevent the Park becoming -,a, virt.ua_L liability rather than an.asset to the community as a whole. The petitioners by their signatures indicate their willingness to pay their fair share of the cost of this project. � r m�n arm tiv �Ea. a iA46 !c p "e xiRe�d��°aC'4— _ . _ _ _ r - � � -- -- - NAME ADDRESS FIVA NOMMMA 1 -ix r 7 COP 'I' Pio 'M June 12, 1970 4912 Payton Court Edina, Minnesota 55435 Mr. Arthur C. Bredesen, Jr. Mayor of Edina Edina Village Hall Edina, Minnesota Dear Mayor Bredesen: On June 4, a meeting was held at my home, 4912 Payton Court, to discuss the merits of locating the right of way for the Normandale freeway on the east side or the west side of Normandale. No highway or village officials were there, although Mr. Bob Dunn kindly provided a map labeled Layout 16C through Highway 100 from 494 to Benton Avenue, plus an overlay for this map labeled Alternate D' SP 2733 -25 PH 100. 1 had sent postcards announcing the meeting to the 24 families between 66Th and 70th on both sides of Normandale who are affected by the highway location. Eighteen people attended the meeting and after looking at the map and discussing the situation,17 of the 18 indicated they favored placing the right of way on the west side of Normandale. The 18th person was neutral because the access road cut off an identical amount of land from his home regardless of which plan was initiated. The next several evenings I contacted others of the 24 families who were not represented at the meeting, and I asked them if they.wished to sign the petition. In total, I contacted 19 of the 24 affected families and 17 of the 19 signed the petition. There were two families who favored taking right of way on the east side of Normandale. In addition to the above 19 families,l contacted the 5 families on Payton Court who are not adjacent to Normandale. They all signed the petition asking the right of way be on the west side . I decided not to try to contact the remaining five families since I had tried on three occasions and also since Mr. Charles Madden had contacted them a year ago and found most of them were in favor of locating the highway on the west side. Me. Charles Madden, a year ago, got signatures of 21 out of 24 households on a petition to locate the right of way on the west side of Normandale and to expand the access road system on the west side of Normandale in order to open up some new lots in the area between Donens Drive and 66th Street. Page 2 Mayor Arthur C. aredesen, Jr. June 12, 1970 In addition to the fact that an overwhelming majority of the affected property owners prefer the right of way, on the west side, there is another benefit to the State i Highway Commission if the right of way is located on the west side. If the right of way is taken on the east, there are seven houses between 661h Street and Payton Court which will have anywhere from 50 feet to 100 feet lopped off their front yards because of the service road location. No land will be taken from these people if the right of way is located west. Most of these people feel very strongly that taking this amount of land from their lots greatly reduces the value of their property. Several have indicated they will vigorously defend their position, demanding than the highway take all of their land and house if their appraiser's estimate and the highway commission amraiser's estimates differ significantly. Two appraisers have told me it is difficult to come up with a fair evaluation where ,partial "takings" are involved. Thus, it would appear, the State Highway Commission has a "cleaner" situation by taking the right of way on the west side. According to State Highway plans there will be 10 houses taken if the right of way goes on the west side and 8 houses taken if the highway right of way goes on the east side. In addition, . there will be the partial "takings" if the highway goes on the east side.(It is the writer's opinion that the tax base lost to the village is about the some since the houses on the west side are somewhat larger.) Certainly if there is merit in the argument of the first 7 houses south of Normandale on the'east side, that their property values.will be severely lowered if the right of way goes on the east, the tax base loss would appear to be less by taking the right of way on the west side. In summary, I feel the wishes of the people most directly involved should be taken into account by the Council' in making the recommendation to the Highway Commission for which plan is adapted. I heartily recommend, and the preponderance of the affected home owners agree, that the right of way should be taken on the west side of Normandale. Sincerely yours, D.W. Steinkamp DWS /cd To the Mayor and the Council of the Village of Edina: We the people living in the area presently served by the exit of Edinbrook Lane onto Highway 1007 respectfully ask the Village Council to arrange for an alternate exit, free from encumbrances, from our - neighborhood to replace the cne to be closed by the rebuilding of Highway 100. ~ Address Name Z 4 slid .. 5 6 7 0,110 l; n i / �1 ol 17 X ilk- 20 21__�� ; E I _, 5,D.3 E A Petition to The Edina Village Council - June 3, 1970 We, the undersigned, living along the east and west sides of Highway 100, between 66tb and 70tb street and on Payton Court petition the Edina Village Council to recommend to the State.Higbway Commission that the ,,right of way f-o r wideniiig-bigbway,100 be taken from the west side of 100. Our reasons are as follows: 1. If the main right of way is taken on the east side, the wost ac- cess read will still take some property from the homes on the west side. (The converse,,taking on the west side,is not true.) 2. Partial "takings" 'will-result on the east side,between Payton Court and 66tb street, if the main r;gbt of way is placed on the east. 3. Locating the highway on the west will result in the fewest pa':itial "takings". We believe partial "takings" are undesirable. il- 4 ___, M11, 011 1�w Ng 1 , A PP__.M Z51, M.-I INUM NOW11I FA � ��XAMM M100A Ell We, the undersigned, being legal residents of Minnehaha Blvd., Edina, petition that minnenana Blvd. be closed at 54th Street. 1 �' f %y ✓/✓'.✓ /.C/ -�G��l iJ"'J!' VU -� /L ' i J1l rM July 27, 197 Traffic Safety Committee Village of Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: We, the residents in the area of Schaeffer Road -View Lane intersection. are very concerned about the way traffic is routed from Western Parkwood Knglls to the 62nd Street Crosstown Highway. Many homes and double bungalows have been built tp the West of-us, but no street in that area cuts through to Vernon Avenue Our suggestion is that Walnut Drive and /or Tamarao iorive be cut through to join the street just to its North. (Or perhaps there may be another street to its immediate West that could be opened.) We respectfully.submit this petition for your consideration. wµ A7 � 4. 24� - Yours very truly, 0� ,CA--! G� �j 70 0 �f1—c ecv� ze July 27, 1971 Traffic Safety Committee Village of Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: We, the residents in the area of Schaeffer Road -View Lane intersection are very concerned about the way traffic is routed from Western Parkwood Knolls to the 62nd Street Crosstown Highway. Many homes and double bungalows have been built to the West of us, but no street in that area cuts through to Vernon Avenue. ,.Our suggestion is that Walnut Drive and /or Tamarac Drive be cut through to join the street just to its North. (Or . perhaps there may be another street to its immediate West that could be opened.) We respectfully submit this petition foi_ your consideration. Yours very truly, S % (g , WQt5t Qy C C7 _ caw o 0 n July 27, 1971 Traffic Safety Committee Village of Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: We, the residents in the area of Schaeffer Road -View Lane intersection are very concerned about the way traffic is" routed from Western Parkwood Knolls to the 62nd Street Crosstown Highway. Many homes and double bungalows have been built to the West of us, but no street in that area cuts through to Vernon Avenue. Our suggestion is that Walnut Drive and /or Tamarac Drive be cut through to join the street just to its North. (Or perhaps there may be another street to its immediate West that could be opened.) We respectfully submit this petition for your consideration. Yours very truly, �0/ os� /V�" ✓y�� � G�� �J . Yom' ��d s . AW C v (1 w `1� July 27, 1971 Traffic Safety Committee Village of Edina, Minnesota i Gentlemen: We, the residents in the area of Schaeffer Road -View Lane intersection are very concerned about the way traffic is routed from Western Parkwood Knolls to the 62nd Street Crosstown Highway. Many homes and double bungalows have been built to the West of us, but no street in that area cuts through to Vernon Avenue. Our suggestion is that Walnut Drive and /or Tamarac Drive be cut through -to join the street just to its North. (Or perhaps there may be another street to its immediate West that could be opened.) We respectfully submit this petition for your consideration. Yours very truly, j h7An. S70 `�% i- In BARR ENGINEERING CO. CONSULTING HYDRAULIC ENGINEERS DOUGLAS W. BARR. PRESIDENT 440 ROANOKE BUILDING JOHN D. DICKSON, VICE PRESIDENT MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE (AREA 6121 333.7221 May 15, 1969 Mr. Robert Dunn Director of Public Works and Engineering Village of Edina 4801 W. 50th Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 Re: Improvement of Lake Edina Dear Mr. Dunn: We have prepared a work plan for the work we feel is necessary to investigate the feasibility of improving Lake Edina'by deepening, possible construction of islands, and improvement of the west bank by filling. We believe the fol- lowing work should be performed in a study.of this type: 1. Field survey of the west bank to determine what changes should be made. 2. Sufficient soundings of the bottom should be made so that a depth contour map can be made. 3. Soil borings in the lake bed. Sufficient soil borings should be made in the lake bed to determine if it is-advisable to construct islands in the lake or if excavation to deepen the lake will cause a problem with seepage. 4. Consult with the Minnesota Highway Department to determine how the upgrading of Highway 100 will affect any proposed improvement. 5. Prepare cost estimates. 6. Prepare an engineering report outlining our findings and recom- mendations. We propose to do the work outlined above on a time and materials basis with a not -to- exceed limit of $3,500. Because the soil borings in the lake bed are such an important part of the study and it will be considerably less expensive to take these borings through the ice in the winter, we are proposing to complete this work by January 31, 1970. Yours truly, RR EADDickson NGGI RING CO. John JDD: ea 1 f� PETITION FOR LAKE IMPROVEMZNT Dated TO THE HONORABLE COUNCIL OF'THE VILLAGE OF EDINA: The undersigned being owners of real property abutting on Lake Edina do hereby petition the Village Council of the Villa -e of Edina to investigate the feasibility of improving Lake Edina by deepening, possible construction of island or islands and improvement of the West bank by filling. ADDT11S DESCRIPTION OF P �AL► /�� wwm- ,./. l AM 5 M 11111'1�1 55 11 1911 0- MM WAM.2 0 / 9MV-7 4f 0- MMM W,f IAPOAF IAM PA �. M _ - This petition was circulated by PETITION FOR LAKE IMPROVEMENT Dated C TO THE HONORABLE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA: The undersigned being owners of real property abutting on.Lake Edina do hereby petition the Village Council of the Village of .Edina to investigate the feasibility'of improving Lake Edina by deepening, possible construction of island or islands and improvement of the West bank by filling. SIGNATURE OF OWNERS ADDRESS DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY J i v� PETITION FOR LAKE IMPROVEMENT Dated TO THE HONORABLE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF EDINA: The undersigned being owners of real property abutting on Lake Edina do hereby petition the Village. Council of the Village of.Edina to investigate the feasibility of improving Lake Edina by deepening, possible construction of island or islands and improvement of the West bank by filling. i ,. ROBERT BOBLETT ASSOCIATES, INC. INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE 1007 MIDWEST PLAZA EAST • (612)335-6515 MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA 69403 The Industrial Beal Estate Pro /essiemals ROBERT P. BOBLETT.- S.I.R. PRESIDENT - CLARK A. OILMAN - - SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT - 9ALESMAN AFFI LIATE MEMBER. B.I.R. - MARRY J. MILLER - VICE PRESIDENT. SALESMAN AFFILIATE MEMBER. S.I.R. SHERMAN P. MALKERSON _ ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT . ROBERT P. BOBLETT. JR. ASSISTANT SECRETARY - TREASURER June 28, 1976 Mayor and City Council City of Edina City Hall Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: Please give consideration to some kind of signalization at the corner of Blake Road and Interlachen Blvd. At office hours during week day mornings.you can't negotiate that interchange without substantial delay. Some form of traffic control would appear to be in the interest of all. Yours very truly, R ERT BOBLETT ASSOCIATES, INC. obert P.. B blett, S.I.R. President RPB /hm INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS. SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL REALTORS -V7 e d 7`7 r - /L,2�c 0 1 1 r� J ✓� ol a 1�\ 4504 W. 64th St, v Edina, Minn. 55424 November 13, 1974 Village of Edina 4801 W 50th St. Minneapolis, Minn. 55424 Gentlemen: Enclosedis an expression of concern subscribed to by one of the joint owners of each parcel of property within 500 feet of a vacant parcel that has been receiving a great amount of filling. The vast amount of fill that .went in there has caused me to speculate about possible attempts to derive the greatest speculative profit by attempting to rezone the property for multiple dwellings. When I carried this paper around for signatures, I learned more from- the ,people I visited. Mr. Johnson of 6312 Brookview reported that Mr Lavine had told him of his plans for a multiple dwelling project. Mr. Kerr of 4517 Garrison Lane, reported that his fiend, Mr. Gerald Hansen, had attempted to purchase the property from Mr.._ LkVine who was not interested in selling because it was extremely valuable and he planned to promote a high -rise for that location. These reports give all of us grounds for much concern as we place great value on a single family dwelling neighborhood. , For this reason, I ask that you attach this expression of concern to any other material that you have in your file_ on this property. It is hoped that if a- prospective buyer for this parcel would inquire at your office about the possibility of rezoning it, this concern of the neighbors would be remembered by your staff and related to the buyer. If you do not have a file on this parcel, it is hoped that you will put a folder in your file at this time. Surely it must happen on occasion that an investor will buy a parcel with the idea of making his investment profitable by getting it rezoned. After he has pail. a large price and spent more for planning, the reluctant neighbors become the villans who cause him to losermoney. Erick Lavine can easily recover his purchase price, all taxes paid, the equipment costs for leveling the fill and erecting the barrier at the entrance, and still have a nice profit while selling or developing it for single family. The fill that has gone in there has cost little or nothing as it was fill that he and other contractors needed to discard. If he and any prospective buyers think only in terms of single family residential and do not hold the property vacant too long, our opposition will cause them no loss. The neighbors also expressed the idea that a permit should be necessary to fill in the water area. In response to this, I checked with the Department of Natural Resources, Division of Waters, Permit Section on November 12, 1974 and Laurie searched the file and found no permit for Erick Lavine or Carlson LaVine Inc. The permit section phone is 296 -4800. This was reported to Don Harnack, regional hydrologist for the DNR at 296 -2959, who reported that he will inspect the site. I also checked with Harold Sand who pointed out that the sign "no dumping" includes more than debris but even fill dirt, and that this is covered under Edina ordinance 1001 Sect 15. From this date on, I will so inform anyone carrying debris and fill into this parcel and will immediately inform the police if they do not comply. Very truly yours, Neal F. Page �To: Mr. Erick Lavine, 2831 Aldrich Av. S. , Mpls. 55408, Owner of a parcel of property in Edina, Minn. located on the north side of the. crosstown highway at- Wooddale_ Avenue. Said parcel is described as Plat 73830, Parcel_7200,' and is described (roughly) as the South 437. 8' of the West 616' of the NW /4 of the NE /4 /and amounts to about 6. 2 acres. Sect 30, Twp 28, Range 24 We the undersigned neighboring property owners wish to express our thanks for your efforts to prevent this parcel from becoming a common dump. We also express our dismay at the large amount of fill that is going into this parcel thereby reducing the water area. We also express our unalterable opposition to the utilization of this property -;for any development other than park or single family homes. We are opposed -to - any - kind of > multiple dwelling.deve,lopment We express ourselves at this time to" save you any possible loss that you may incur in attempting to develop it otherwise. �A / BROOKVIEW AVENUE umbers below) W 64th St 4500 _�� •f ,T 4504-.!1 e� . 6224 450 Miller Lane 633Y--) 6329 C 6 3 ZA -:Q 6328 6332 6336 Nancy Lane 4501 4505 4509 45 0 Garrison In 4517- 4513 4509 - 4505- 45011 4443 6240 . 6244 6. 6. 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 443 -- -- November 1974 Between Nov. 6 and 1 4435 I obtained each of the above signature n� and witnessed the signing. Each was 4431 (� __ signed at -1hef� d es4 shown. �'��C`�. Nea Page, 4 04th St, Edina 442 5 This 9s a vacant lot: Parcel 8444 4421 Own /d by Eric LaV'_ e, addressee 4420 Note: This Xerox copy is a true copy of the original whicIA is held on file by Mr. Page for reference by Edina Planning Comm. and Council:- r This is a �Xerox copy of the original. The original will be brought by Mr. Page when needed, as the Minnesota DN may also wan to see it. Also Edina Planning�omm. _PETITION to Edina, Minnesota City Council and Minnesota Department of Natural Resource 'u North of Crosstown Highway #62 and West of Wooddale there is a 4 to 5 acre body of water without a name. Miller Lane and Nancy Lane both terminate at this tiny lake and either name could be considered a fitting name; however the DNR has a listing of lake names in the state showing about 14 Miller Lakes but no Nancy Lakes. For this reason we petition you to officially bestow the name of NANCY LAKE this _body _of wate.r_. It would be a convenience to be able to refer to it this way rather than calling it an unnamed body of water The following residences (and no others) have land abutting the lake: Nancy Lane 4501 Lund 4505 O'Ki 4509 King 4500 Ayne Garrison Ln 4501 Powe 4505 Letson XkA I a - e - zd�� 4509 Hola, 4513 Lany 4517 Kerr 4521 McG St. Johns Av. 6305 John Miller Ln W. 64th St. 6309 Hort 6313 Gate 6317 Sirot 0/a 6321 Be-r-p 6325 Ande 6324 Hans 6329 Sanc 6333 Wille 4504 Page 4500 Klev( We also form-the Nancy Lake Home Owners Association so that one of our number will entitled to receive the mailings of the Edina Planning Commission and inform us of upcomir matters of interest therein. Until further notice we designate Neal Page, 4504 W. 64th St, to receive the mailings. NELLIE M. MINER ANDREW E. MINER OF COUNSEL: ANDREW M. MINER Miner & Miner LAWYERS 806 EAST LAKE STREET SUITE 103 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55407 December II, 1974 Village of Edina Planning Department Village Hall Edina, Minnesota 55424 Gentlemen: TELEPHONE: 827 -3817 827 -3818 AREA CODE 612 Re: The South 437.8 feet of the West 616 feet of the NWJ of the NE4 of Section 30, Township 28, Range 24, containing approximately 6.2 acres. (Crosstown 62 and Wooddale) Our client, Erick LaVine, wishes to apply for a sanitary landfill. Could you send the forms necessary to apply for re- zoning? Thank you. A EM /mas To: Erick Lavine or subsequent owner of Plat 73830, Parcel 7200, which is about 6.2 acres lying immediately north of the crosstown highway and east of Wooddale avenue. We tie undersigned, hereby call your attention to the fact that this property has become an "attractive nuisance" because its irregular piles of fill and bushy undergrowth provide many spots for young people to hide out while engaged in hazardous activity. On this property there has been at least one arrest for posession of marijuana (and probably countless other occasions that have not come to official notice). On June.9, 1976 an Edina teenager was mortally wounded on this property while engaged in a rocket experiment that would not have met the approval of his parents or other adults. We petition the owner to have unsightly piles of fill brought to uniform grade and to have all the undergrowth and low tree branches cut so there will be a clear view through the property without places to hide. If he is reluctant to go to this expense, we petition him to develop the property for single family residences or sell the property to the City of Edina for a park. We petition the City of Edina to make a fair offer for the purchase for such use and to make this improvement. It is hoped that this would end the use of this property as a dumping ground and a hideout. Signers should be residents of Edina and aged 18 or over. Give name and address. Please don't put Mr. & Mrs. on the same line. Sign individually, one name per line. s. �_ A. vp City of Edina 48001 W. 50th St. Edina, Minn 55424 Attention: James VanValkenberg, Mayor Council members Warren Hyde, City Manager Robert Buresh, Director of Public Safety Gentlemen: 4504 W. 64th St. Edina, ,Minn. 55424 June- 11, 1976 On. the afternoon of June 9, 1976, a young man was seriously injured on the vacant property east of this address. - His companion brought him to the. nearext house (4500 W. 64th St) and the Edina Public Safety Department was called for assistance. The police.arrived shortly. The police could possibly have transported the injured youth to Fairview Southdale in a police vehicle, but the fire department rescue vehicle was expected to arrive momentarily. It was delayed because the men in the rescue vehicle apparently did not know the most direct route to the scene. It is reported that one of the policemen on the scene contacted his dispatcher to find out what was holding up the overdue rescue vehicle. It is further reported that.the dispatecher answered that he had tried to make contact but was unable to get an .answer. The tapes or logs should be checked to see if this was indeed the case. There may have been an important breakdown in communications. It is not the purpose of this letter to imply that the delay made any difference in the final outcome to this particular youth. It seeks instead -to find the cause of this delay, so that procedures can be improved to prevent such delay in the future. when such a delay could possibly make a difference between life and death.... or between greater or lesser property damage in case of a fire. The Edina Public Safety Department has made such a splendid track record, that it does not deserve to have its work and reputation questioned by making this concern known ih the public forum, unless there is some possibility that adequate steps have not been taken to prevent its recurrence. I hereby petition you to take immediate steps to preserve all tape recordings, . logs and reports relating to this incident and to interview all personnel evolved in the communication, dispatch and operation of the rescue vehichd while the incident is fresh in their minds and to preserve these records also. Very truly yours, Neal F. Page OCTOBER 3, 1980 • COUNCIL CITY OF • We, the undersigned, with offices in the building at 0• West 73rd Street, • - - J 2. 3. 4. -� _.-5 05"W'0, Ni • ,..W_ 1 Fe, 151 W-i t OCTOBER 3, 1980 TO: CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA We, the undersigned, with offices in the building at 5200 West 73rd Street, City of Edina, do hereby petition the City Council of Edina to approve the proposed right -of -way between Ohms.Lane and Metro Boulevard. 35. 2. 36. 3 �- 37. 4. 38. 5. 39. 6, , 40. 7. 41. 8. 42. a 9. 43. 10. 44. J 45. 11. � �a., , 12. 46. 13. 47. 14. 48. 15. 49. 16. 50. 17. 51. 18 52. 19. 53. 20. 54. 21. 55. 22. 56. 23. 57. 24. 58. 25. 59- 26. 60. 27. 61. 28. 62. 29. 63. 30. 64. 31. 65. 32. 66. 33. 67. 34. 68. PARENTS OF CREEK VALLEY STUDENTS Do you feel that there are adequate traffic signs or signals near our school to warn drivers that they are passing through a school zone? There are, in fact, a couple "Children Crossing" signs. Even though we have been lucky and have never had anyone hurt while crossing streets, your PTA feels that more protection would be desirable. It is felt that too many drivers slide through the stop signs at Gleason and Creek Valley Roads either because of carelessness, excessive speed or road conditions. Properly placed flashing yellow warning signal lights would be of great advantage. Other possibilities may be possible and would be discussed with the proper authorities. Will you please sign below, or on the accompanying sheets of paper, to signify your support. Nam Address boa 9 ,:5- 1-70 Per CGn r N5 i_I GLU-tlL+e, .. 1 Inra �/ //,�- &ldc ^ter C,U.S, 'I� uc 4, r, - � d-� � �) L9 V i Pcf-C9--tl— G o ' PeN CIP-LE 10/ �- 69 If 4o . �� 11,14" s-z 06".7') fir' UT eAj -2 YO �i 5�11yLc�n -e �305- ��l,�t � so Gz� per�—�' � 3 . a f, j6V 6W) �32,1 J71 (O 00 Ect-f Xis •, 6' o 5 S-f U� W-t c tcf L 4 Sz 3 2-. �7as �1 17aIN Ucu.-� i2A, 1 M/LIL - J � A6 Ice �• �/4 �� ��_ }C ".?rye --/ O (�,�n � 6`'�"�' _ • �� �� �/) A`J� G �� %,� ��� �z�� -����. �a � ��' ��o� . ya y �l �- ��-- (� �aq ���� �� . n September 2, 1980 Mayor James Van Valkenburg City Hall 4801 W. 50th Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 Dear Mayor Van Valkenburg; This.letter is written in support of the petition submitted by the Creek Valley Community, requesting the establishment of bleaking lights on Gleason Road adjacet to Creek Valley 'School. Present signs give no indication that traffic is approaching a school zone. We are sure the Council Members and you will agree, all possible steps should be taken to insure the safety of our many students at Creek Valley School. Thank you for your consideration. Creek Valley PTA Board Linda Boelter, Corresponding Secretary CREEK VALLEY PTA September 2, 1980 Mayor James Van Valkenburg City Hall 4801 W. 50th Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 Dear Mayor Van Valkenburg: This letter is written in support of the petition submitted by the Creek Valley Community, requesting the establishment of bleaking lights on Gleason Road adjacet to Creek Valley School. Present signs give no indication that traffic is approaching a school zone. We are sure the Council Members and you will agree, all possible steps should be taken to insure the safety of our many students at Creek Valley School. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Creek Valley PTA Board Linda Boelter, Corresponding Secretary CREEK VALLEY PTA PETITION OF RESIDENTS OF PARKWOOD LANE AND FIELD WAY TO DISCONTINUE ONE -WAY STATUS OF DOVRE DRIVE The undersigned are residents of Parkwood Lane and Field Way. We suggest the following considerations to the Council as valid reasons for reinstating Dovre Drive as a two -way street. 1. Dovre Drive was established as a one -way street for no reason better than that the residents petitioned for it. 2. The Petition upon which Dovre was made a one -way street, set forth three specific reasons why the request should be granted: a. "Our primary concern is for the safety of the many small children in this area." b. "Incoming traffic would be forced north and south on Parkwood Lane." C. "It would discourage drive - through traffic." 3. In 1975, when there were no houses on this portion of Parkwood Lane, the Petition probably had It should now go without saying, however, children of Parkwood Lane deserve as much those of Dovrer Drive, and it is no longer assuage the concerns of some residents by onto their neighbors' streets. Little opposition. that the small protection as legitimate to forcing traffic 4. We are aware of no reason why the one -way status of Dovre Drive should discourage "drive- through" traffic from the neighborhood, generally, and we suggest that the only discouragement is to the use of Dovre Drive, at the cost of heavier traffic burdens on Field Way and Parkwood Lane. 5. In August 1977, the Councl:1, was presented with a .'.Petition requesting.removal of one-way traffic on Dove Ukive. The matter was referred to the traffic safety co-maittee, which then received a police department report stating that because radar studies in recent days had indi- cated "no speeding problem or'accident problem,!' the one-, way street system should be continued. This is incompre- hensible. Was the police department intending to suggest tA'�'t if there had been speeding or if there had been accidents, one7way status should then have been removed? The fact that a one-way street has not caused speeding or accidents is not a reason for continuing the status quo. 6. The essence of this issue is that Dovre Drive was set up as a one-way street at a time when there were no residents of Parkwood Lane to object, and was continued as d"', one-way street at a time when there were few Parkwood Lane residents to object. None of us, no matter what street we may live on, likes to have more than their fair share of the traffic burden. We object to this discriminatory alteration of natural traffic patterns. 11 wij b-2 0 `lax, S,71;,7 "Aaeealooal zalie- �7e 9 � � e 'Iew r9 -- �`L'•�, i /G :� fps • _ � �!� L G 7.01 (original signatures on reverse side of second page of Petition.) o` ws FORN / I 6 70 / h (lay &��dp tc 7 4 ti hbo M. A3an C0(009 /24'o �Xoe �w jd"--td )`7 (ZA�� '�4C 0 ci ct June 28, 1979. Mayor James Van Valkenburg 4801 West 50th Street Edina, Minnesota 55424 RE: Crosstown Highway #62 and State Highway #100 Dear Mr.. Valkenburg: This letter pertains to the northeast quadrant of the Crosstown and Highway #100 and the noise level. The Crosstown noise is still with us and is steadily becoming worse. We have complained to County Officials and also to State Representative Mary Forsythe about the noise, and it seems no one has a solution to the problem. In our last conversation with Representative.Forsythe, she mentioned that she thought the City of Edina should be involved in our plea for help, and this is the reason for this appeal. There seems to be no question about the noise level being above the maximum standards set for noise polution. We cannot even think of opening our windows during the summer months as the constant noise becomes almost maddening. A good night's sleep becomes an impossibility. When we were told about the building of the Crosstown, it was emphasized that this road was not to become a part of any freeway system. Highway No. 7 in St. Louis Park has a speed of 40 MPH and.Highway #100, south of 494 is restricted to 45 MPH. It would seem it would be only sensible to reduce the speed on the Crosstown to 45 MPH, an experiment that would be really minimal in cost. This obviously would divert the truck traffic to Freeway 494, except for those involved with servicing the area near the Crosstown itself. Freeway #494 is almost completely bordered by commercial property, so any increased traffic should not have the effect it has on the Crosstown. Other pollution problems seem to be approached with great speed and sincerity, and it is REALLY difficult to understand why no one seems to take our problem seriously. The attached is a list giving the signatures and addresses of the home owners concerned about this problem. Any help the City of Edina can give toward solving this problem would really be appreciated. IrA 10, lufi!�rd F Mli'SPMVM,flA' f5&; K r MRW Pod %lam iI �.. ��.�' / �./ . , i/ ii IIME A W0.1 f ?- � A ,Noise on the Crbssto*,'Ii,, -1 l To rice Editor:. Anyone',living- within- a coaple of blocks, bither side or the 82nd St., Crosstown is, boing, sl`oWl�,! drlven ;mad the,coinetant I understand thl& is a county, road and, '• therefore, should -come under local. rule. oue -big help to the problem would be re- duCing • the nighttime, speed ' limit to ,40 F " " m ph prat pffenders are noisy trucks, pvhicli' could better use I -484, a highway bordered rincipally by commercial prop - c ty, n �add'tion it would be nice'!f sirens were Med only when ace Such solutions, woe $ vminimal cost ]'And riot depreciate property the way those i unsightly, walls. do. It might also. help it l;,rge numbers of salt - resistant evergreens were plalgted,'wgth the thought of quieting -i the •noise; . rail. "p;ovidl>ag ,g -seasons beauty Just once, let us hope something can be E .�trled that is for the good of the people and • `their ketboolte Yes, he is a all outstau4 Thee art le • on to may. grampa —and . ; compensation? goes i S one',##. that. He has tithe to help otheks, , . "Plunkett said voter0ave the,fIrW shy 4n r and deliver Meals on- Wheels. His name is all legislative acts,:,lncluding per diem Vern Welch, a respected 'thember of Van, crease" I fail to, see this. If, we vote the;, derburgh Presbyterian Church and Lpcal , :; Current large. group ' of legislatom out,, 292 of the Electrical Workers. He was ' <, -would the payment process revert back? 14 making a full swing onto Medicine- Lake + think riot. Rd. when the smarty out in front turned The salarlei fob next ession Iticltia� :i2g; left to a shopping center, no turn signal for ' the per>dlem'payug ents, ased on the -12D,, him. Youth, or this one older, should re- ' days In each t year perlod, figure out•tci'. member we all have a right of way. When be $315 per day, for Twin Cities legislators, rules are taken Into consideration you cer- and $323 per day- for Gut =state legislators. talnly owe the Grampa an apology. Without the Oct , diem, e.�ich salary is $275 day. Not bad for -time , ` Golden Valley. —Mrs. Guy Alexander. _ per a part job!' I've liveo .aW nay life in Mlntiesota and hope we won't tie. forced to leave because of high toxes to pay for this very costly; Legislators' :pay.- legislative setup. To the Editor: I'm curious as to how oth- er state Legislatures operate salary-wise. Do they set their own salaries, and do they l have t e perogative to tack on large per j, -,' . iA : ' � �ion. ` Minneapolis, .Donald Johnson. diem allowances? a, We .read In the July 2 Star that., togis- : t t;,'y )JV114,f. ][fl,pAi�'1tll, ? lators increased their daily allowance clur- it!•e star synlllcate tog the 1977 session so that Twin Cities Art °apolog'j► for Grantpa f members now get an additional ;40 per i Washington. To thi `l�Ltor; To the Smarty Alec that day and out -state members get $48 per . Next November's, international Woth+' „alt! "Watch It Grumps" an Medicine Lake ;' day. In the same article, we read that two en's ` Conventiolt !a Houston already. Is x ,Road d t'iifnnetica„ Thursday, July 21, ; men had brought suit contesting that ,'shaping,, up us,'Ahe•'liveliest, ,brawl t:incey:' k • tion, since the Constitution states le la- ` about4:80pm Bic John.. Sullivan ticked Jake Kilraiu 1n,7S`'•' tors cannot increase their compensation- :bard- nuckleti rout: t '',•r Pe ds. The prospect b is its during their current term of office. aspects odd and liad, i.etters'to the editor Are n6veonsidered for Ramsey District Judge J. Jerome :Plun- Ql/ha$ .happealn tai a mind of counter - >' publication u deu they bear the writer's sig, Y kett threw out their suit; saying the per, t. revolutlon wltlilcl tha wonaen'a revpWtigtt '•. :w nature 04 address Od ' are original copies diem payments are not compensation. � submitted exclusiyely to The star. Writers are . P Y pensat on For past IO years the Gloria Steinetns ' Itiriced' -to one ietter.mery month.- Preteience within the meaning of the Constitution., ,?haver "lied;thid s ppretty inuch their.ovvn W ill be, en co' short, .typewritten (ddnb]e- What 4s this "per diem" if not additional .way: Now the hylUs S614flys are venter , . ipaced) T¢t'!=M All rs ate subject to Ingg out of their kitchens, For. the first time, cota¢ensetiva' militancy on the left Is enhounterring mill, tanc on the right. At Houston the oppw, �u y s GRIN AND BEAR IT ing- iorcei,wIil meetbeed ant , „ _ > : 'f H!r ,MINNE�IPAUs One of the problems In writing about the. �• r,-„ ; -" �/ conflict lies In finning the right nomencla•. `l LAllGt47DAU�Y I4�YS)AICl WTML UfIIe Mlp�br tu�le. Not much Is gained by tho shorthand "4 r of "fibbers" find'. "anti - libbers," for those in 1lSvr,� a y', Ara t 1977 'T a� jy: � (r / the Schlai'ly. camp insist they are not Orr VOLU1V1g 1 C L, 10{O 31= ! L JIFFY,, poalag any woman's Ilb-- ration. To speak "ieminLits ".find 61Utlti•f�iniListSS'� i� still M, VONALD F. 4910M wx10M srErtt>ot• AtriFS, � I turthet from the mark, for, in any conven ,,R Wxsw:t.e t:ditor : Edltoriait d(tor �` tional use'af. the. term, the anti- libbers are.. gu►ROtP cttucxea. Assoalate i aiitor more "feminine" -than the libbers. To i tr vin at EAttar - I .�,a ti� y-- theActioub as';'liberals'# and ' ";0ser r valves" might -" generally accurate, but ,+ TIM, Star, will ... 1 r o it takes, the terms from their usual Gon i Rt►3Cnt he nears as ftgly and impartially at is .�:. te9Ct8. f'r hmr>raly -possible la its news colamn,. �S { , � � , NO mattpr��3lu`rtaSteinerals perhahsthe It 2. Eal;piess- tb* edkorki opinions of the Star only , most prominent of the womett.,wh�. ��vo f in lately #abated editorials on thin patio. 03her g ht -over : t e'.: act'- deca$d'tor ' `b anions— those f coturonists Seri of psopilt in tqu8 It p egtial ebs nr�.ff —may be upots�t and appear else, K rights; seuuat liberation, cast' aUrtlop and . where in tbs,pevspapee, "You can't accuse as of be sloe jest the like, Phyllis Sehlafl 1& surely the a., YtlW14h all sidW,of, tnpoitanc ecauover,iai b�elaIISe !t has termites already. Y , Y fns .; to r WOITi a Y pro en o en w e pp-, •! - ' " _ , - ' 6 7s . t f �z l -�Cd r z2�r September 21, 1978 TO: The City of Edina FROM:Seniors at 7151 York Avenue South, Yorktown Continental Apts. Gentlemen: We the people,who are living in the huge apartment at 7151 York are beginning to feel that we are mistreated by being subjected to very dangerous street crossings. Crossings that are almost a necessity for us to cross for every day shopping for food and for our general health. Younger people criticize of for being "chairbound ", but who wouldn't be if their life was in danger every time they took a short walk to the store? We don't drive any more so we would like the same priviledges as younger people. A change to go places upon our two well used -up feet, without getting a spell of nerves from trying to dodge cars that merely hesitate at the corner and then swing around the corner - hoping we will speed up to avoid them. We are signing this note,in the hope that the City of Edina will do the right thing for us "Oldies" and give us a stop and go sign on the busiest corner on York Avenue. We will bless you if you do and probably move away if you don't -- which none of us want to do! '; U � l 1 977,01� c� i Y 8 9 �c l� I - 16.1 �- Ile 70 -� 8T- 7 fzzt� (�4 pie. ti� /0 J 671 k-' A T T -u 4". 'w 7n vi r PAGE of =?-( -C PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY ELM TREES IN THE VILLAGE OF MORNINGSIDE - EDINA To the Honorable Village Council Village of Morningside - Edina, Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and otoners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public works improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with a circular green stripe. W the residents of Morningside - Edina voice our opposition, at this e, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed at the pub l c hearing the Village Council indicated other alternatives to removing the trees would be employed, as construction pe witted. The Council noted, and understandably, I there would be Pew exceptions that called for removal of healthy trees. Therefore, we\�hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resdlve this issue. NAME ADDRESS DATE Jo sEPW A. FZO&E IZAnlD ,PoQ Ar qua 14 q-03 ���� t4i 1978 Q � �'l � 11 it 7t; PAGE �_ of_� NAME ADDRESS �r 21 �- 4 s cam. LaQ 1pv� 4"1�n U CZ 4 -iy -79/ - /Y-)t 9'26 -117 -5 6 -r 4 79 G--I.4 -78 L-ILI "? �- G- /Y- >,P L- 1y -Zg � l NAME ga"- v-)'e4 4; PAGE _ L of-, ADDRESS t a..t 9 -ate )v -1A Aj CIA,l aA,e � at,�-k O 4aii nn Ro L .S DATE � iy- 7P 6-/�- 7y Z `) �- --9 b -i�1-7Y c� -►4 -78 0*- 00 44-05- t'T 0 S A46 r ti i N 5 i de �1d 5 . (IL41ZY Lk t0. Ll �• `la3y PAGE q of NAME ADDRESS DATE � STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) Affidavit of circulator of petition 7�lcJYl�► /Na C� being first 'duly sworn, deposes and says on oath that is a resident of the Village of Morningside - Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota; that he, circulated the attached petition to:save the healthy elm trees in the Village of Morningside - Edina; that the signatures thereon the attached are genuine; and that each signer knew the contents thereof at the time of signing the same. Subscribe4 and sworn to before me this day of 1978• c-j N tart' Public, C unty, Minneso a My commission expires � i9� . /I L PAGE i of -�3 5% A PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY ELM TREES IN THE VILLAGE OF MORNINGSIDE - EDINA To the Honorable Village Council . Village of Morningside - Edina, Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and owners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public works improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with a circular green stripe. We the residents of Morningside - Edina..> "voice our opposition, at this time, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed at the public hearing the Village Council indicated other alternatives to.removing the trees would be employed, as construction permitted. The Council noted, and understandably, there would be a few exceptions that called for removal of healthy trees. Therefore, we hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resolve this issue. 6jd�� to��� ADDRESS . -�- j J 0 3 Mo-_Y� DATE 6// �/7S� 6- /LI- ?S/ NAME PAGE 2 'of 3 S° A- ADDRESS Gj�-l3 �torn�tiSS �c�z.(J�c� r DATE A. �,j�'- �(�-✓ Rio � n�I � � 6 -,� 7� Toy-ad �r -T.� , , ('Hv 14 A .x/ol o R NAME i ' ' I o PAGE 3 of Sa�• ADDRESS DATE s17 yoga � '• � � � -��� 7� Affidavit of circulator _ STATE OF MINNESOTA. ) of petition ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) being first duly sworn, deposes de P and says on oath tha ;'r. ' .s a resident of the Village 9* Morningside - Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota; that joLl circulated the attached petition ' to:save the healthy elm trees in the Village of Morningside - Edina; that the signatures thereon the attached are genuine; and that each signer knew the contents thereof at the time of signing the same. Subscribod and sworn to before me this 16 day of , 1978. otary Public, utd., County, Minneso My commission expires I7 19LOL `___- i PAGE of Z Up PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY ELM/TREES IN THE VILLAGE OF MORNINGSIDE - EDINA r To'the Honorable Village Council Village of Morningside - Edina, Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and ouners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public works Improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with a circular green stripe. We the residents of Morningside - Edina voice our. opposition, at this time, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed at the publi -c hearing the Village.Council indicated other alternatives to removing the trees would be employed, as construction permitted. The Council noted, and understandably, there would be a few exceptions that called for removal of healthy trees. Therefore, we hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resolve this issue. NAME 1"7;j, ADDRESS DATE -� 79' � -i�/- // 6-72-1 -7�- -� 7e -�- PAGE ;, of Z. 0 PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY ELM TREES IN THE VILLAGE OF MORNINGSIDE - EDINA To the Honorable Village Council Village of Morningside - Edina, Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and owners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public -works improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with a circular green stripe. We the residents of Morningside - Edina voice our opposition, at this time, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed at the public hearing the Village Council indicated other alternatives to removing the trees would be employed, as construction permitted. The Council noted. and understandably, there would be a few exceptions that called for removal of healthy trees. Therefore, we hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resolve this issue. NAME ADDRESS �u-e -- y� DATE 7oP- / l9 7S� ����q,� Ia Affidavit of circulator _ of petition STATE OF MINNESOTA. ) ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ), x being, first duly sworn, deposes and says o oath th is a resident of the Village of Morningsid - Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota; that circulated the attached petition to :save the healthy elm trees in the Village of Morningside - Edina; that the signatures thereon the attached are genuine; and that each signer knew the contents thereof at the time of signing the same. Subscribed and sworn to before me this — day of , 1978. V V Notary Public, -AL-1 County, Minnesot My commission expires, 7— 28' , i9 , 3 0 UTA ROGERS Notary Public, Hennepin County, Minn. My Commission Expires July 28, 1983• 4901 EXCELSIOR BLVD. 922 -3652 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. i f PAGE 1 of 7� 13e 41(6W 7'-d RS e5 Fl-a t PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY ELM TREES IN THE VILLAGE OF MORNINGSIDE - EDINA To the Honorable Village Council Village of Morningside - Edina, Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and ouners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public works Improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with a circular green stripe. We the residents of Morningside - Edina voice our opposition, at this time, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed at the public hearing the Village Council indicated other alternatives to removing the trees would be employed, as construction permitted. The Council noted, and understandably, there would be a few exceptions that called for removal of healthy trees. Therefore, we hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resolve this issue. ADDRESS ,Pie 0/5- DATE 6fl- 7j/ ,/, -ice 7a - /01D- ?8 Affidavit of circulator STATE OF MINNESOTA. ) of petition ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) GCE. 2E"71--- , being first duly sworn, deposes and says on oath that is a resident of the Village of Morningside - Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota; that circulated the attached petition to;save the healthy elm trees in the Village of Morningside - Edina; that the signatures thereon the attached are.genuine; and that each signer knew the contents thereof at the time of signing the same. Subscribed and sworn to before me this /oo day of 1975» Y Notary Public, County, Minnesota My commission expires a- 4F - 98'3 . 1g . , (JUERS Notary Public, Hennepin County, Minn. My Commission Expires July 28, 1983. 4901 EXCELSIOR BLVD. 922 -3652 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. ly PAGE 1_ of 2- Alr-� PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY ELM TREES IN THE VILLAGE OF MORNINGSIDE - EDINA To the Honorable Village Council Village of Morningside - Edina, Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and ouners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public works Improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with.a circular green stripe. We the residents of Morningside - Edina voice our opposition, at this time, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed at the public hearing the Village Council indicated other alternatives to removing -the trees would be employed, as construction permitted. The Council noted, and understandably, there would be a few exceptions that called for removal.of healthy trees. Therefore, we hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resolve this issue. ADDRESS 0 DATE -13o 717Y Z G11 �/ e / &h8 6pEl* 1p//P/ 7 9�' „E Elk i / r `� 1 PAGE 2 of L- ADD_ DATE 11g ,Yg hvz�- t<fys- -1-ei6a 1713 6 '-�' 4/ 3 �D Alw- 4 -/,::Yl -7S/ 7d PAGE 1 of 3 PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY ELM TREES IN THE VILLAGE OF MOANINGSIDE - EDINA r To the Honorable Village Council Village of Morningside - Edina, Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and ouners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public works Improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with a circular green stripe. We the residents of Morningside - Edina voice our opposition, at this time, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed at the public hearing the Village Council indicated other alternatives to removing the trees would be employed, as construction permitted. The Council noted, and understandably, there would be a few exceptions that called for removal of healthy trees. Therefore, we hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resolve this issue. ";)M 1 LU ADDRESS�� o l5 . DATE Er - /�' -7V, 6-0-'7, NAME zav -44A, PAGE 2 of ADDRESS X30'2 -:� �U,.Q ,� ^ate � 3Q s w �- .�e..._ �G. 6 4 ay 1-4. 42-1t DATE 6-pllih,?, /)1"— 7 81. - eL 9 -(/Y- �r 11 :- - PAGE 3 of NAME ADDRESS DATE 6114 AP: 07� It tc /�% Affidavit of circulator of petition STATE OF MINNESOTA. ) ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) I ,;% roll ; ve jv % � befing first duly sworn, deposes and says on oath that ;?. is a resident of the Village of Morningside — Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota; that circulated the attached petition to :save the healthy e trees in the Village of Morningside - Edina; that the signatures thereon the attached are genuine; and that each signer knew the contents thereof at the time of signing the same. / Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 1978• Notary Public, 4L '' 'j County, Minnesota My commission expire b -,3 ; , 19 . LYDIA ROGERS Notary Public, Hennepin County, Minn. My Commission Expires July 28, 1983. 4901 EXCELSIOR BLVD. 922 -3652 S7. LOUIS PARK, MINN. PAGE ]� of g PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY ELM TREES IN THE VILLAGE OF MORNINGSIDE - EDINA To the Honorable Village Council Village of Morningside - Edina, Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and ouners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public works - improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with a circular green stripe. We the residents of Morningside - Edina voice our opposition, at this time, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed at the public hearing the Village Council indicated other alternatives to removing the trees would be employed, as construction permitted. The Council noted, and understandably, there would be a Pew exceptions that called for removal of healthy trees. Therefore, we hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resolve this issue. NAME ADDRESS 2 9 �0 DATE �7 6 -/7- 7W -i-7- 7� i�-, 17-7S' x_117 -74P 6 _/ __7/ NAME <n� PAGE of _ -L-1lg ADDRESS -2-10 �4 mss- e . �z ©0 V"r ux'ic 6 /ill ?� 6�7��L Affidavit of circulator STATE OF MINNESOTA ) of petition ) ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) X �being first duly sworn, deposes and says n oath th �is a resident of the Village of Mornings de - Edina, Hennepin County, Minnesota; that circulated the attached.petition to:save the healthy elm trees in the Village of Morningside - Edina; that the signatures thereon the attached are genuine; and that each signer knew the contents thereof at the time of signing the same. Subscriped and sworn to before me this day of 1978. Notary Public, �-� County, Minnesota My commission expires 1? , 19 . V i UTA ROGERS Notary Public, HenneDin County, Minn. My Commission Expires July 28, 1983. 4901 EXCELSIOR BLVD. 922 -3652 ST. LOUIS PARK, MINN. 1 11 PAGE Y of y A PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY ELM TREES IN THE VILLAGE OF MORNINGSIDE'- EDINA To the Honorable Village Council Village of Morningside - Edina, Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and ouners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public works Improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with a circular green stripe. We the residents of Morningside - Edina voice our opposition, at this time, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed . at the public hearing the Village Council indicated other alternatives to removing the trees would be employed.�as construction permitted. The Council noted, and understandably, there would be a few exceptions that called for removal of healthy trees. Therefore, we hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resolve this issue. NAME ADDRESS DATE ZIP- /76/' yz i� &nJ ` �i /;;7j AME CL PAGE of ADDRESS 0 �171 1 NAME m F PAGE 4 of ADDRESS. DATE PAGE csf N_ ADDRESS DATE 0 taut, OY PETITION TO SAVE HEALTHY,ELM TREES MORNINGSIDE - EDINA IN THE VIIdAGE OF To the Honorable Village Council Village of Morningside - Edina. Minnesota We the undersigned, are all concerned citizens and ouners of real property abutting those streets throughout Morningside - Edina, the location of the approved comprehensive public works Improvement program, consisting of: New sidewalks, curbs, storm sewers ..... We respectfully petition the Village Council to forgo any action of the comprehensive public works improvement program which jeopardizes the value of our real property through the destruction of those healthy trees lining our boulevards. These healthy trees scheduled for removal are presently designated with a circular green stripe. We the residents of Morningside - Edina voice our opposition, at this time, do to the fact that when this issue was addressed at the public hearing the Village Council indicated other alternatives to removing the trees would be employed, as construction permitted. The Council noted, and understandably, there would be a few exceptions that called for removal of healthy trees. Therefore, we hereby request the Village Council grant a public hearing to resolve this issue. NAME ADDRESS �. ,Z 7 If i �6 JY0-L DATE 618179 r� YX'-f p (n August 9, 1977 To the Edina City Council: The drainage outlet which has been installed as a part of the Highway 100 construction now deposits water, debris and sediment into Melody Lake, This is resulting in contamination of the lake. We, the undersigned, petition the Edina City Council to take corrective action to restore Melody Lake'to its original condition and to cause preventative action to be taken to prevent a reoccurance of the sedimentation and quagmire now affecting the clarity of Melody Lake. tz Ail e 9c --3 VaO rt- 015-1 c51 ?� �'� 6-6 cS� ylZ�i ,rrt, -77 dl Iq 3 2 ,,✓�i .moo! 3 j a, quo -cc/,s l .7� vL � �it� ► 5 o Y� iU cam— � Z� -q o 7''' ,o R ��NN�Tq a PF OF TR00 4P June 28, 1977 Minnesota Department of Transportation 2055 No. Lilac Drive Golden Valley, Minnesota 55422 (612)545 -3761 tr - Mr. Lou Opperman L-J t 5713 Melody Lane�to� 1 Edina, Minnesota 55436 #2E C. 2733 (T.H. 100) Melody Lake Dear .14r.. Opperman: In response to your letter dated May 31, 1977, Pat Chandler and Mike Spielmann met with you at your home on June 8, 1977. At this meeting, you expressed concern about the sedimentation of the storm a sewer and the turbidity of Melody Lake. You also inquired as to what course of action the Minnesota Department of Transportation '(Mn /DOT) could take to improve the situation. In the cooperative construction agreement, which was executed upon !'Y completion and acceptance of the project, the West Frontage Road and y' all storm sewer facilities on or westerly of the West Frontage Road was conveyed to the Village of Edina. Therefore, Mn /DOT is not,,the road authority for the West Frontage Road, nor can Mn /DOT perform any work legally west of the West Frontage Road. If you need additional information, feel free to contact me or P. L. Chandler, Assistant District Engineer. Since ely, W. M. Crawfo , P.E. District Engineer ' YO An Equal Opportunity Employer 5.4 Mr. W. M. Crawford Dept of Highways, Dist 5 - 2055 No. Lilac Drive Minneapolis, Minn. 55422 Dear Mr. Crawfords 5713 melody Lane Edina, Minn. 55436 May 31, 1977 Last summer I contacted you regarding the condition of Melody Lake after the Highway 100 construction. In your letter of July 29, 1976 you suggested monitoring the lake during the fall rains to better determine the siltation problem. As we know there were no fall rains. Plow that we have had a few spring rains even a quick glance at the lake clearly shows it is being rapidly transformed into a mud hole. Your letter also seemed to contain a certain amount of reservation or "buck passing" when you stated that the Highway Dept had followed the D.N.R. permit. It doesn't seem it should be necessary for the Melody Lake property owners to have the Court expense of determin%ng what governmental body is at fault. It does seem reasonable that the various departments use their combined skills to come up with a solution to the problem. Your letter does indicate a concern which hopefully means you will get the proper wheels in action to correct and prevent further deteriation of Melody Lake. I would like to meet-with you some time the early part of next week to determine what action is going to take place. I will be happy to meet at your office or perhaps even better we should meet at my home or the pump station site where we can visually see the problem, You- can contact me at 941 -7377 (office) or 929-1247 (home) and advise me as to when the meeting will be convenient for you. Sincerely, L. Q4-` L u O a►' fJ'ti+ -':Q ►. ppe is C.C. Attorney Leneral Office Attn, Eric B. Schultz State Capitol bldg St. Paul, Mn. 55155 Minn. Dept of Natural Resources Attn: Larry Seamoore & Ron Harnock Centennial Bldg, St. Paul#linn. 55155 i Ms ,%iary Forsythe 4605 Edina Bldd Edina, Mn. 55424 Mr. Warren C. Hyde Edina City Hall 4801 West 50th St. Edina, Mnn.55424 �iA 5713 Melody Lane Edina, Minn, 55436 August 8, 1977 Ms. Florence Hallberg, City Clerk Edina City Hall 4801 W. 50th Street Edina, Minn. 55424 Dear Ms. Hallberg: The citizens and property owners in the Melody Lake area are very much concerned about the cmndi.tion of Melody Lake as.a result of the Highway 100 construction. In an effort to hasten the correction of these problems before the lake is damaged beyond restoration we request that the restoration of helody Lake be placed on the agenda for the City Council meeting on the evening of August 15, 1977. Thank you. Sincerely L.' 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Edina City Council " �• • �,., ,— Fdipa,.Minnesota - --- There has been alot of concern by the merchants on.50th R France about complete no parking ban on France Avenue. Petitions were circulated by an interested and concerned party and left in many of the sotres for signatures. The 50th and France Business and Professional Assn. members discussed and voted unaminously today that on street parking should.be reinstated. Therefore, we would like an opportunity to present this and request. Limited parking on France Avenue from 49.2 Street to 51st Street, at least until all construction is completed and traffic signals are installed at both 4921 Streetand 51 Street. At that time, we would li.ke.the opportunity to meet with you and discuss the future parking regulations to be set forth. Would you please put this matter on the agenda for the February 7, 1977, Edina City Council meeting? We would appreciate your consideration in this matter. Sincerely yours, Lyle Bing, ?.Perry Anderson, President, 50th France Chairman, 50th R• France Business and Professional Assn. Liaison Committee sl r TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: c S U a`2" r,,-)Cimc,_ Quern We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the "No- Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from. a shop when the item we want. would take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some, of ; us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any, Time" has hurt us. Our. patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many have even, said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and -- cannot carry -heavy items —for- two bl "ocks.. - , i- i TO. WHOM. IT MAY CONCERN: We, the' patrons and business owners are very ,unhappy with the "No Parking Any. Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a iblock or more away from a shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when' the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying .small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No, Parking .At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come ' as often as they would like . to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on. a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons .appreciate the traffic problems but 'we. do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be perrnitied such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front door) deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot. park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot �carry heavy items for. two - blocks - - - - - �UT'�X,L/ So .. . A fin:/ /} / /^ /�V /C) Y �v 4 n I Az - � , >z�r, . 4:5z_�e 03 Sb37 � mrcP� %� C�Y� Edina Card & GGifz.Shop j . 500.4 France Avenue Sc6 -�' Edina, MN 55410 Ph:. 926 -3430 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: i We, the: patrons and business' owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a' shop when the item we want- .would take- a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold'. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No I Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would Pike to because they don't want -to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Marty have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of. some sort- should be permitted' such as short term parking.. Some of us can only have.front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot .park ".close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. A/,q n4 z- % r i So, 0 � P 4�4 qf 9,2 X 2 2-: 2� L-,V //7 J X 2 2-: 2� vi e , TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As . patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from -a shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to pickup an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. X. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far. when they are on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours, of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set -up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver ,if they cannot. park close. Business . people who have to haul their own merchandise xandr cannot carry. heavy items -for two blocks. J J f J 2 5--2, �a-4A� L ell = )_ fly `; \/ /� �� 7' � ' �� ✓�J �`�U �� ����� � �� � ,- ���� , �� � �Gf ����, ����� 5 � �/ � f -:� /Z35o�y Frarce ire So. • l TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand: Many have even said they have started: shopping elsewhere. All -of us•bus•iAe'ss people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we'..db' feel .that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be' permitted such as short term parking. .i Some_-�of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set- up ,for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they .-cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. A' ME7 2F_� ,S-o Jy Ave SD. 4-L Z�e; e � y-, � 4V 41I � -,,- - L, ,�- '' � wl 1 / -�) � -)l ; TO WHOM- IT MAY_ CONCERN: - We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a. shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to_ pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying , small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front door, deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. V Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. v � - - r TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying. small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Bus. iness people__ who have to haul, _their---own merchandise- and- cannot and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. - IJ114 �J f 3� 7 � . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with.the "No Parking An,y. „Time” on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away 'from a. shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it ,is cold. Some of us are old orN,carrying small, children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. - As business owners, . the ''No Parking At Any Timej' has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they. don't come as ' .often as they.. would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a- short errand., Many have 'even . said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us busines -s people and patrons `appreciate the traffic problems but we, do feel that certain hours of the. day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us- can only have front door deliveries and .there has been nq hing set `up f�pr that. Delivery men will not use any steps ` and they`-refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people, who have to haul their own, merchandise and cannot car i heavy items for two blocks. t 300 (J,z 0C 4 � � C, � � �9 -� � , -, ,�;a is .�s y z z 1 5--6 lam, �,��.�� P- 'ai-;q 11v IS 1� s7 I W Cry 9 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the '.'No Parking Any Time" . on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a shop when the item we want would -take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just. walking. As business owners, the ''No Parking At Any Time'' has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as. they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. A11 of us business people and patrons 'appreciate the traffic problems' but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be, permitted such as short term parking.. Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing .set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. Ay J. If i TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: �1 We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the `,No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a _!shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or - to' pick up an order. Especially in the . winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. i As- business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as. often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are _on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping .elsewhere. : All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours, of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front dooD deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. ,Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. / /p I i 1 t TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: �I We,, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy. with the /,,No Parking. Any Time" 'on -France Avenue. - /P A 's ,patrons we don't want, to park a block or .more away from a ��shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy" or to pick up an order. Especially in the Winter when the walks,, Are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small - ,children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would. like ;to because they don't want to park .and walk so far when they are !on a short errand. Many; have even said they have 'started shopping 'elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. 'Some of us can only have front door, deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. - o Delivery men, will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park dlose. Business people who have to Haul their own merchandise and cannot carry -heavy items for--two blocks. n nn i X i I � y y�A// �� � :CUISINE, INC. . FpANCE AVE. SO. �pINA, MN 55410 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a shop when the item we want would take a few' minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery Y and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it -very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because 'they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many have . even said they have _ started shopping elsewhere. All of us busine s s '.people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some, of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery ; men will not use any steps an.i they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. COA oe__� q z 4 s- ci_�. -(--t �' U-0 .0 WAS �qt?_ 21 &TIM, Z/ TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a' shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery, and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't -.come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short'-errand. Many have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic traffic problems but we; do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort ;should be permitted such as short term parking. i Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry 'heavy items for two blocks. _ y, TO WHOM IT MAY - CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on . France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a, block or more away from a shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time'' has hurt us., Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a ,short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping . elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot-park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carryavy items -for. two .blocks. C, acid, CesS KV ),-1-za CL aQ),-\KA i �C) 1 � ' 'A9 3; ti cnc.vt 3 S y-D (6 Z d�lou.��.0 f}✓E �vrrt- � ��L I z z Sc� L' TO 'WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block 'or more away from a shop when the item we Want would take. a few minutes to buy or to pick .up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. I zzzz-;; �; el� As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons.. tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping r elsewhere. All of us business people •.a patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should f, be permitted such as short term parking. ,f Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that.. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. MOO- L-�- t (-1 _"Il_ sa-t - i 3s� n,�i9q n -74 0 V/Lr-7/� =�- S�, 55 a ss`� �!� _ .� TWA PO4 ace rs-40 < \ o 5 c� I i TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patronsi and 'business owners are very unhappy with the:. 'No Parking Any i Time,, on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or . more away from a shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an = order. Especially in the winter when the walks are, slippery arid; it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the ''No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do' feel that certain hours of the .day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that: Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver. if they cannot park close. Business people 'who have to haul their own merchandise and' cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. l << l 0 THE AUDIO WAREHOUSE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons 'and business owners are very unhappy with the ''No Parking Any; Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us. are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell ,us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many. have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking.. Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons ; and business owners are very unhappy with the "No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a shop when . the item we want would take a few. minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery-and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time" has hurt us.- Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping . elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us, can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not -use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. i Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. lo t r TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with -.the "No Parking .Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a shop when the item we want would take a few minutes to buy or to. pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are . slippery and it is cold. r Some of us are old or carrying small children -in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No Parking At Any Time'' has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often- as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so far when they are on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. � l All of us business people and patrons appreciate the trp.ffic problems but we do feel that certain hours of the day parking of some sort ,:should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and c ot. carry heavy items jor two blocks. er 7&, s ; av� s .3sZ� .d✓' s CIO/ I'4;�� e "o �i S G Ll r v TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the patrons and business owners are very unhappy with the . ".No Parking Any Time" on France Avenue. As patrons we don't want to park a block or more away from a shop when . the item we want would take -a few minutes to buy or to pick up an order. Especially in the winter when the walks are slippery and it is cold. Some of us are old or carrying small children in our arms and find it very difficult just walking. As business owners, the "No .Parking At Any Time" has hurt us. Our patrons tell us they don't come as often as they would like to because they don't want to park and walk so -far when they are on a short errand. Many have even said they have started shopping elsewhere. All of us business people and patrons appreciate the traffic. problems but we do feel that certain hours of "'-'the day parking of some sort should be permitted such as short term parking. Some of us can only have front door deliveries and there has been nothing set up for that. Delivery men will not use any steps and -.they refuse to deliver if they cannot park close. Business people who have to haul their own merchandise and cannot carry heavy items for two blocks. 0) 1� `74 AIr5 Cam` -76 11,16 id'o J V] - C� rv,TT N U60 _ _ 1 CIVYVCA tjA o qqo Idem r _- � .. r _- 46& , -5e -f cA- SSY10 ea -6 � S`27 �10 -A Edina ifal.ci an Oift <S- io# 5004 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55410 6 -Q-Q-- 0,1�4cv� m "I& , y /3 ��/ / / /jjj �6 c-, -I- a,,- "re�� 4A4. 9z � 3 z9 S 9� -y6 a�l 922 �4�v yYi-- Kid o 7S - 116 o S �3 -d 3 �rJ o'3X15 � -I/o9r 3 u �1 411 141 o Ma ez-a-tivtl-� "Illy *6AW /lla 0 f� Ectina Cazci and gl# cS%io fi 5004 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55410 F Rio P�Af AA7 /-Z -? -z �c)('/ 11j% XL✓Xv_S' 1-t� �2 � �S 2-1 �0 �� am /� 9 6 `7 c7 - -2 5'-s 377-fl-2r ?a 6- i97 ?V-- ffa� -77/ s �ZZ -7397 9'66- g3--�7 ` 9 -0k-5—ff fdia. C:.azd and gl# cS�io�i 5004 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55410 % r F W e / J lie (V 3-00 �p �,� Aylill So . u 1 � X 7 Yl U-J DL c CPO �`� , /L,, r- e-7 r- 4-4 V I / J vv p�oa -� J-2l fdba Ca.ui and Oift 5004 FRANCE AVENUE SOUTH �^ MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55410 9-m Gov k lc L 6�a 8 �d�cL� :►1s RJ . 941 -sc ►3 / s August 6, 1976 To the Mayor, Council and Engineering Staff of the City of Edina, We, the undersigned, are residents of Indian Hills,__a neighborhood which is vitally concerned with and affected by the interchange at Valley View Road and County Road 18 and the surrounding area. We believe that the interests of Edina residents in general-and our area in particular would be best served if the proposed cul -de -sac would be eliminated, at least for the present, from the building plans and respectfully ask you to do so. We also believe that the "link" road would serve no useful purpose and hope it will not be built. As Mr. Darrell Boyd suggested at the August 2 Council meeting, the best plan is to leave Valley View the way it is with its hairpin curves which discourage heavy through traffic but allow local traffic to pass. Vie are assuming that this will still enable local. traffic to cross County Road 18 to the west and have access to County Road 18 via the interchange. Of primary importance to us is that traffic to and from areas outside of Edina be discouraged from using Edina's residential streets. Sincerely, 10'/ �aS &Z FW � �� ems,✓ c�� �_�/�✓ �� `e��v j C 4b57ndeszp l�zQ�� :�. , ,, . �_ ,. August 6, 1976 To the Mayor, Council and Engineering Staff of the City of Edina,. We, the undersigned, are residents of Indian Hills, a neighborhood which is vitally concerned with and affected by the interchange at Valley View Road and County Road 18 and the surrounding area. We believe that the interests of Edina residents in general and our area in particular would be best served if the proposed cul -de -sac would be eliminated, at least for the present, from the building plans and respectfully ask you to do so. We also believe that the "link" road would serve no useful purpose and hope it will not be built. As Mr. Darrell Boyd suggested at the August 2 Council meeting, the best plan is to leave Valley View the way it is with its hairpin curves which discourage heavy through traffic but allow local traffic to pass. Vie are assuming that this will still enable local. traffic'to cross County Road 18 to the west and have access to County Road 18 via the interchange. Of primary importance to us is that traffic to and from areas outside of Edina be discouraged from using Edina's residential streets. S cerely, 6foq 1 �CIL� August 6, 1976 To the Mayor, Council and Engineering Staff of the City of Edina, We, the undersigned, are residents of Indian Hills, a neighborhood which is vitally concerned with and affected by the interchange at Valley View Road and County Road 18 and the surrounding area. We believe that the interests of Edina residents in general and our area in particular would be best served if the proposed cul —de —sac would be eliminated, at least for the present, from the building plans and respectfully ask you to do so. We also believe that the "link" road would serve no useful purpose and hope it will not be built. As Mr. Darrell Boyd suggested at the August 2 Council meeting, the.,best plan is to leave Valley View the way it is with its hairpin curves which discourage heavy through traffic but allow local traffic to pass. We are assuming that this will still enable local traffic to cross County Road 18 to the west and have access to County Road 18 via the interchange. Of primary importance to us is that traffic to and -from areas outside of Edina be discouraged from using Edina's residential streets. Sincerely, ,(3j s kA 9C Z, 0 os_ I (I C 6 �y o i August 6, 1976 To the Mayor, Council and Engineering Staff of the City of Edina, We, the undersigned, are residents of Indian Hills, a neighborhood which is vitally concerned with and affected by the interchange at Valley View Road and County Road 18 and the surrounding area. We believe that the interests of Edina residents in general and our area in particular would be best served if the proposed cul —de —sac would.be eliminated, at least for the present, from the building plans and respectfully ask you to do so. We also believe that the "link" road would serve no useful purpose and hope it will not be built. As Mr. Darrell Boyd suggested at the August 2 Council meeting, the.best plan is to leave Valley View the way it is with its hairpin curves which discourage heavy through traffic but allow local traffic to pass. We are assuming that this will still enable local traffic to cross County Road 18 to the west and have access to County Road 18 via the interchange. Of primary importance to us is that traffic to and from areas outside of Edina be discouraged from using Edina's residential streets. I . Sincerely, K August 6, 1976 To the Mayor, Council and Engineering Staff of the City of Edina,. We, the undersigned, are residents of Indian Hills, a neighborhood which is vitally concerned with and affected by the interchange at Valley View Road and County Road 18 and the surrounding area. We believe that the interests of Edina residents in general and our area in particular would be best served if the proposed cul -de -sac would be eliminated, at least for the present, from the building plans and respectfully ask you to do so.. We also believe that the "link" road would serve no useful purpose and hope it will not be built. As Mr. Darrell Boyd suggested at the August 2 Council meeting, the best plan is to leave Valley View the way it is with -its hairpin curves which discourage heavy through traffic but allow local traffic to pass. We are assuming that this will still enable local traffic to cross County Road 18 to the west and have access to County Road 18 via the interchange. Of primary importance to us is that traffic to and from areas outside of Edina be discouraged from using Edina °s residential streets. ..Sincerely, y� �44 C WX ') ; _�, �Ij 76 ait� C, 9 // 8, 17,3 IV ROBERT BOBLETT ASSOCIATES, INC. INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE 1009 MIDWEST PLAZA EAST • 1615) 335 -6515 REALTOR® MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55405 ROBERT P. BOBLETT. S.I.R. PRESIDENT CLARK A. OILMAN VICE PRESIDENT SALESMAN AFFILIATE MEMBER. B.I.R. RUSSELL C. SMITH VICE PRESIDENT HARRY J. MILLER ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT P. BOBLETT.JR. PHILLIP C. SMITH September 16, 1975 Honorable City Council City of Edina Edina City Hall Edina, Minnesota Subject: Blake Road and Interlachen Parkway and Blake Road and Vernon Avenue Gentlemen: Let me call to you attention one further time the traffic congestion at the above two intersections on business day mornings. Please do something if you can about a four -way stop signal, or an electric signal, or anything you think will assist a motorist in getting across these intersections or utilizing them without undue delay. Sincerely, ROBERT BOBLETT ASSOCIATES, INC. R bert P. Boblet S.I.R. President RPB /hm INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS, SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL REALTORS ROBERT B ®BLE-17 ASSOCIATES, INC. I INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE 1007 MIDWEST PLAZA EAST • (612) 335 -6515 REALTORm MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 ROBERT P. BOBLETT, B.I.R. PRESIDENT CLARK A. OILMAN VICE PRESIDENT SALESMAN AFFILIATE MEMBER. S.I.R. RUSSELL C. SMITH VICE PRESIDENT HARRY J. MILLER ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT ROBERT P. BOBLETT, JR. PHILLIP C. SMITH i September 10, 1975 Honorable City Council City of Edina Edina City Hall Edina, Minnesota Gentlemen: Please take a look, at your convenience; at the intersection of Blake Road and Interlachen Boulevard, and at the intersection of Blake Road and Vernon Avenue, between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. on business days. Believe it or not, it is really difficult to exit from Blake Road, either southerly or northerly at whichever of these intersections one might select. I hope that as you move along you will give consideration to a 4 -way stop at each of these corners, where appropriate, or perhaps electric signalizing. If you have other plans to alleviate this that I don't know about, kindly disregard this letter, of course. Y rs very 4Bob y, I Robert P. tt RP B:mn INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIPS, SOCIETY OF INDUSTRIAL REALTORS August, 1976 The Mayor and City Council City of Edina Edina City Hall Edina, Minnesota Re: Dovre Drive (One -Way Street) Protest We, the undersigned residents and property owners, wish to register our protest and objection to the recently created one -way street of Dovre Drive between Parkwood Lane and Biscayne Boulevard. We feel that this one -way street is unnecessary and is not in keeping with the nature and character of Parkwood Knolls. We feel that it creates more traffic problems than it solves. It only benefits a few homes by dictating that eastbound traffic on Dovre Drive must use Parkwood Lane or Field Way instead. This obviously has the effect of putting more traffic on the surrounding streets and creates a situation where certain residents on Dovre Drive and Biscayne Boulevard must circle around one or more blocks to get to their homes instead of proceeding directly eastbound on Dovre Drive. We have no objection to the placement of stop signs for the safety of traffic and adjoining property owners on that part of Dovre Drive which is now a one -way street. We ask that the one -way street be immediately converted to the normal two -way residential street it was intended to be. Sincerely, V Adl a ® r, �+d r a.� c y. The Mayor and City Council City of Edina Edina City Hall Edina, Minnesota August, 1976 Re:, -Dovre Drive (One -Way Street) Protest We, the undersigned residents and property owners, wish to register our protest and objection to the recently created one -way street of Dovre Drive between Parkwood Lane and Biscayne Boulevard. We feel that this one -way street is unnecessary and is not in keeping with the nature and character of Parkwood Knolls. We feel that it creates more traffic problems than it solves. 1 l� only benefits a few homes by dictating that eastbound traffic on Dovre rive must use Parkwood Lane or Fjeld Way instead. This obviously has the effect of putting more traffic on the surrounding streets and creates a situation where certain residents on Dovre Drive and Biscayne Boulevard must circle around one or more blocks to get to their homes instead of proceeding directly eastbound on Dovre Drive. We have no objection to the placement of stop signs fo:- the safety of traffic and adjoining property owners on that part of Dovre Drive which is now aone -way street. We ask that the one -way street be immediately converted to the normal two -way residential street it was intended to be. a IN MA WEAK ' rely, - C C C C .:r s August, 1976 The Mayor and City Council City of Edina Edina City Hall Edina, Minnesota Re: Dovre Drive (One -Way Street) Protest We the undersigned residents and property owners, wish to register our protest and objection to the recently created one -way street of Dovre Drive between Parkwood Lane and Biscayne Boulevard. We feel that this one -way street is unnecessary and is not in keeping with the nature and character of Parkwood Knolls. We feel that it creates more traffic problems than it solves. It only benefits a few homes by dictating that eastbound traffic on Dovre Drive must use Parkwood Lane or Fjeld Way instead. This obviously has the effect of putting more traffic on the surrounding streets and creates a situation where certain residents on Dovre Drive and Biscayne Boulevard must circle around one or more blocks to get to their homes instead of proceeding directly eastbound on Dovre Drive. u; We have no objection to the placement of stop signs for the safety of traffic and adjoining property owners on that part of Dovre Drive which is now a one -way street. We ask that the one -way street be immediately converted to the normal two -way residential street it was intended to be. 28 -1 Sincerely, (� RI 1 PRIME= t, .. _ r 33 3`f 3S August, 1976 The Mayor and City Council City of Edina Edina City Hall Edina, Minnesota Re: Dovre Drive (One -Way Street) Protest We, the undersigned residents and property owners, wish to register our protest and objection to the recently created one -way street of Dovre Drive between Parkwood Lane and Biscayne Boulevard. We feel that this one -way street is unnecessary and is not in keeping with the nature and character of Parkwood Knolls. We feel that it creates more traffic problems than it solves. It only benefits a few homes by dictating that eastbound traffic on Dovre Drive must use Parkwood Lane or Fjeld Way instead. This obviously has the effect of putting more traffic on the surrounding streets and creates a situation where certain residents on Dovre Drive and Biscayne Boulevard must circle around one or more blocks to get to their homes instead of proceeding directly eastbound on Dovre Drive. We have no objection to the placement of stop signs for the safety of traffic and adjoining property owners on that part of Dovre Drive which is now a one -way street. We ask that the one -way street be immediately converted to the normal two -way residential street it was intended to be. U , L' Sincerely, We, the residents of the Parkwood Knolls 17th Addition, would like to strongly reccommend to the Council that the section of Dovre Drive from Parkwood Lane to Biscayne Blvd. be made a one way street flowing westward. As the residents who would be directly affected by this "Western Exit" route unto Parkwood Knolls our reasons for proposing a partial one way are the following: A. Children's Safety - Our primary concern is for the safety of the many small children in this area. Because of the sharp incline going from west to east on Dovre Drive, a driver's visibility is greatly restricted upon reaching the top of the hill. This limited visibility together with the speed needed for the grade causes great anxiety in the parent's minds. We are in agreement that by controlling the eastward flow of traffic this danger would be reduced. B. To Create Multiple Access - As residents of the Parkwood Knolls development we concur that new access is needed.. to and from the area, but that we do not want to create a problem similar to the overloading of the eastern access, i.e. Viewlane /Schaefer Drive. Thus, by creating a partial one way on Dovre, incoming traffic would be forced north and south on Parkwood Lane. Consequently while Dovre Drive and Biscayne Blvd. would carry the westbound traffic, the remaining streets would be used for eastbound incoming traffic. C. To Discourage Drive Through Traffic Patterns - We feel by, initiating this partial one way the resulting routes would aid in discouraging "drive through" traffic, which is a major worry to each resident. D. Control Speed - The addition of stop signs at the intersection of Dovre and Parkwood Lane would help control the speed through out the entire western access, thus, protecting children, property and the intended nature of the neighborhood. We would hope that the Council will give this matter serious attention and act upon it immedia:tely.,. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on this much nee ro al. F`EV ��. z Le c� v pourzz �. J 6t,17 L4- at &4,-, iii_�� eY2 le �6 I �:V-5r c6(, 6i;7 KZ� � CPO-51 I'-(- , or') 6P, r January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of condominiums and apartments at 4360 Brookside Court, Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges adjacent to our property, in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program. Z61, i ?�46,6-lj A-f ct-4 AY 6161, "m r (Al r January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of condominiums and apartments at 4350 Brookside Court, Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges adjacent to our property, in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program. \ \I . 2j W/ I A4-1 �s� >r 111�4- i January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of condominiums and apartments at 4370 Brookside Court, Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges adjacent to our property, in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program. Misr, 1, WN ,V 0 gpi;LLNFOO� Mill _`• ._ -- ; e n- M-10 NPJ� 010- N-- W-x :�-%Wwwfflo WZA " - - M" M4 r4or, .r, ' �, &TIMMA r.• J I S ro. �� F q- 1 January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of condominiums and apartments at 4350 Brookside Court, Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges adjacent to our property, in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement .program. A _ 43 -, I . 's January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of condominiums and apartments at 4350 Brookside Court, Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges adjacent to our property, in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program. =.3 r , G 'AP �- January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of condominiums and apartments at 4380 Brookside Court, Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges adjacent to our property, in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program. 45 U 02" v l � '1 January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of condominiums and apartments at 4380 Brookside Court, Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges adjacent to our property, in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program. kL �A January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of condominiums and apartments at 4380 Brookside Court, Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges adjacent to our property,' in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program.. Coll' a 1 0 1�2 400%- 6 /'s ;,,, - , t- ;. -� �ip Aam January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of residence property at the below indicated addresses in Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges in the Meadowbrook Lake area in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME ADDRESS �YCBC C YL c. l 2 L� h fC < < 1� January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the. owners and occupants of residence property at the below indicated addresses in Edina,.- Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs - involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges in the Meadowbrook Lake area in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program. ------------------------------------------------------ - - - - -- NAME ADDRESS C>7a "2 CcAI-& '::�2 60 - (�!' -111-4 4��l ql� 'JTn� _ 44�' LY January 19, 1976 TO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA We, the owners and occupants of residence property at the below indicated addresses in Edina, Minnesota, respectfully request the Council to reject any and all plans and programs involving the development and construction of pathways, walkways, trails and bridges in the Meadowbrook Lake area in connection with the proposed Minnehaha Creek improvement program. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME ADDRESS ,. m a 8 �-e.e God