HomeMy WebLinkAboutSeptember 9, Carlson Letter
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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
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CARLSON HARDWARE COKPANY
162S1 MA!N AVENUE S.E.
PRIOR LAKE. MN ~~372
S~pt.mb.r 9, 1996
To: Frank Boyle., Ci~y Manager
lG200 Eagle Cr.ak AVQnu. g.~.
Prior Lake, MN ~5~72
Froml Berni. Carlson, Owner
Carlson Hardware Company
Subj.ott Greet Aoc~.. to ~~W
The ace... is gr..-t.-m 3:iW and :Ln 'lh.1u1:.ur. it probably rill g..t to
b. 'loo good. How 1. that po..ibl.t
1. Tra11ic on 21 from 35W to prior Lake ha. 1ncre.e~d dramatically in the
1ew months it. hae D~~n open~d. From a driver. Viewpoint. 1 would .ay
t.he g.n~r.l lev~l 0% traffic is re.chin~ tb_ level. 01 Hwy 42 although
it. doe. not. have the ooncentration 0% 8tr~t light. Y.~.
2. Scott Coun~y h.. plana to link 21 to Hwy 494. When thi. happ.n. ~he level
01 tr.~110 will increa.e t.remendously. A. that happen. the County vill
do their traffio count. and b..ed on publio .a1ety concern. th~y yi~l
b.gin ~o limit acc... just a. .oc... ha. b..n limited on Hyv 13. Consider
Rain Street with only a walking bridQe conn.o~1ng the part.. on ~i~her
81d~ o~ 21.
3. The City wants to develop Down~own with ~mprovem.n~. 'lha~ would b. in
part aesessed ~o the downtown proper~y owners. progr... in i.portent
and Prior Lake should have a downtown. However it de.. not mak~ sen..
to invest penny one unt11 the traffic flow and acee.. probl~m. h.v~ b.en
lIolved.
4. Th. County promi.ed to install a street light at Main and 21. Where is
it. Po.t.d sp..d limi~. of ~0 mph on 21 through downtown ere exce.siv..
The qu..tion I ..k i. Main Avenue ju.t anoth.r stre.t or i. it Hain
Stre.t in Downtown Prior Lake. Th. .tr..~ light ne.d. to go in now.
Spved limit. for at l.a.t one mile in each direction == the inter.eotion
o~ 21 and 13 .hould be no higher than 30 mph.
5. Th. City must take a ~t.nd that. we are net simply the int~r..o'lion o~
Hwy 13 & 21 but that w. are a City with a Downtown that you have to slow
down enough when go1n; through to protect our sa1ety.
b. The County viewa tr.~i10 !low end control 1rom 8 di~~erent qi.wpo~nt than
th. City. TrB~fic going from aouth.rn Binn..ota and po~nt. south to
northern Hinn8sot. do~s not DQlong in the .iddl. o! Prior Lake. Ha.
.nyan. cQn.id8~ed the impaat on th~ lak. and th. quality of l1~. there
when a major highway go.. through it.
7.
I cou~d go on but thie is long _nough alr.ady. C.~l or atop in if you
have any question.. Shar. thl& vi~n anyon. you like.