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January 5,2016 City Council Meeting 1. Added expense of Option 2. If this goes over budget where is the money going to come from for the cost overrun. 2. Added length of time that CSAH 11 would be closed. The longer CSAH 11 is closed the more the public and the businesses in Pequot Lakes will be impacted by this inconvenience. 3. Safety in the winter of Option 2. With the added curves (5) in winter this would be a safety hazard. Gary Bakken. 29464 Shore View Lane, Breezv Point— Option #1 saves $ -No delay Chris Lindholm Superintendent, -i08o; Olson Street— Pequot Lakes Schools can and will make either the Morehouse Drive or Derksen Road detour options work in the coming months, however the Derksen Road option is the preferred option for three reasons. 1. With several school bus stops along Morehouse Drive buses will hold up traffic during the most congested time of day 2. The Derksen Road option will allow us to route buses straight across Hwy 371 as they move between the two schools twice each day(buses enter the secondary campus from South Oak Street) This would significantly streamline traffic flow in the downtown area and on Hwy 371 during those times. 3. With the Morehouse option, southbound Hwy 371 traffic waiting to turn left onto Morehouse Drive may stack up beyond the Super Value entrance —especially when the buses are going to Eagle View Elementary This will present a significant safety concern at an intersection that is already difficult to navigate. Consider Friday afternoons in September (with northbound traffic from the cities) as buses and cars wait to turn left onto Morehouse and other northbound cars try to turn left into the Super Value. Feel free to contact me with any questions! Jeff and Kav Johnson, 'I 14go Wildwood Lane. Breezv Point— Currently there are several residents along County Road 11, so with that in mind we feel that it is more important for the city to stay on budget and with the timeline outlined in Option 1. With the temporary signal light at 371 and Morehouse Drive and speed limit postings it should address the safety concerns along the detoured route. Bruce Weaver io6AO Rainier Drive. Breezv Point —The cost of option 2 out weights the safety concerns of approximately 8 people that would be affected. It would be good business sense for the state and the City to stay on budget and timeline. I would choose option 1 because the city and state elected officials have an obligation to the tax payers to stay in budget and on a proper timeline. If there is a way to make this option safer than that should be explored as well. Pam Morrison, q82� Hubbard Street. Pequot Lakes — Stay with option 1 budget. The timeline&cost of option 2 will hurt the taxpayers. 2