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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />13 November 1979 <br /> <br />~1 <br /> <br />New Brighton City Council <br />New Brighton, Minnesota <br /> <br />Dear Sirs: <br /> <br />REF: North-South stop Sign on <br />Oakwood Dr and 3rd St. S.W. (See Diagram) <br /> <br />Several residents of this area would like the City Council to consider <br />removal of the North-South OakWood Drive and 3rd st. S.W. STOP sign. <br /> <br />the <br /> N <br /> ~ <br />II <br />O~ <br />0 <br />STOP <br /> <br />These signswere installed two years ago at the <br />request of residents who at that time believed <br />they would make it safer for children attending <br />Silver Oak and using the playground-park. <br /> <br />They should be removed at this time for the following <br />Re asons . <br /> <br />~()p <br />o <br /> <br />1. Silver Oak is closed thereby greatly <br />decreasing pedestrian traffic at that <br />point. <br /> <br />2. The placement of signs at that point <br />has never increased pedestrian safety <br />during the winter because of the lay <br />of the road. Maintenance crews find <br />it difficult to keep up. <br /> <br />(a) Southbound is blacktop and downhill. A few cars stopping in the <br />area cause glare ice at that point and make a complete controlled <br />stop difficult to impossible. <br /> <br />(b) The same happens going northbound. However, this is the start of a <br />rather steep incline and getting up the hill becomes difficult to <br />impossible unless a rolling stop is executed. <br /> <br />(c) The 90 degree turn off Oakwood to Silver Lane and vice versa <br />prevents this area. from becoming a speed way of any type as anyone <br />who uses Qr is familiar with this route will testify. <br /> <br />(d) The travel, traffic and present usage of this road do not qualify it <br />as a four-way stop area with all its associated winter maintenance problems. <br /> <br />If because there may still be a park Walkway at his point caution is deemed <br />necessary there should be instead a North-South Pedestrian Caution sign and <br />street marking. <br /> <br />StlveR ).Jf\Ne <br /> <br /> <br />Sdve~ <br />OAK p~o pe.e.T~ <br /> <br />acquel" e V. GOdfr~ <br />V. <br />9 Sky High Drive <br />New Brighton, Minn ,5ll2 <br /> <br />