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City of Pequot Lakes - March 25, 2015 Timothy Bray P.E. Crow Wing County Engineer 16589 County Road 142 Brainerd,MN 56401 Dear Tim, The Pequot Lakes City Council held a special Council meeting last evening,March 24, 2015,to discuss the County's proposal to turn back CSAH 11,CR 112 and TH 371 to the City. The City Council has struggled with the concept of accepting the roads due to the long range financial impact to the City. The City Council requested a financial study by Springsted, Inc. on the impact of taking back the three aforementioned roads. Following much discussion and review of the financial study the Council came to the following consensus: CR 112 The City will accept the County's offer of$793,500 along with the turnback of CR 112. The City Council had previously worked with the County and a property owner on the design standards of the road. By doing this,the City has led the County to believe that the City will accept the turnback of the road. CSAH 11 The City is considering accepting the CSAH 11 turnback but only if the City is not required to pay the interchange cost share of$558,000 and receives the proposed$659,000 from the County. The legs of the interchange(and the two roundabouts at the top)are and will be made up of State Trunk Highway and County State Aid Highway.Both the State and County have access to gas tax monies;the City does not. And,the City will have to take care of the street lights for this interchange. If the City were required to pay the$558,000,the$101,000 remaining from the money the County is offering would not cover the necessary improvements to the road. TH 371 The City had an analysis on the current and long range financial impacts if the City were to accept the road along with the $4.2 million dollars offered by the County. The City Council concluded that the long range financial impact to the Pequot Lakes taxpayers would be burdensome. The City is not eligible for state funding to take care of the road. It was the 4638 COUNTY ROAD 11 •PLQUOT LAKEs,MN 56472• (218) 568-5222•FAK: (218) 568-5860•wwwpequodakes-mn.gov