05-25-1972 VCM Special
SPECIAL MEETING
HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VILLAGE OFFICE BUILDING
May 25th 1972 at 10:00 A.M.
The Special Meeting of the Elk River Village Council and The Elk River Planning
Commission met with the Minnesota Highway Department at 10:00 am. on May 25th 1972
in the Village Office Building. The following members were present Mayor Bartelt,
Den Kruse-Village Draftsman, Rex otinger-Village Building Inspector, Les Derr-
Street and Plant Superintendent, Dan Bailey-Planning Commission, Richard Gongoll-
Chairman Planning Commission, Al Bailey-Planning Commission, T.G. Soderberg-District
Engineer, Dave Smilonich-Preliminary Design Engineer and E.W. McCullock,-District
Traffic Engineer were in attendance.
Mayor Bartelt reviewed the Village traffic problems as a result of the railroad
crossings on King & Lowell Avenues being closed upon installation of the Main
Street Railroad Signal Crossings.
Open discussion was held in regards to the speed at which the trains travel thru
town and also the traffic jam in the down town area due to the trucks having to
travel the down town area inorder to get across the glghway by way of the signal
lights. It was also stated by Al Bailey that the school buses make approximately
150 crossings in a one day period over the highway at ~ackson and Proctor intersections.
A re-cap of traffic counts taken within the Village were past around for review.
Dan Bailey presented his plan for possible ways of routing highway 10 thru the
Village of Elk River these plan are based on the progected growth potential of the
Village and out lying area's.
Al Bailey stated that the school population is growing at such a rapid rate due
to the growth in the out lying areas that this will further hinder the present
traffic problems.
It was stated by the Highway department that it would cost approsimately $100,000.
to install a complete signal crossing system.
The Highway Department recuested that a copy of Dan Bailey's plans along with a
plan as to the traffic feed pattern that would be planned for the Morton and Proctor
Avenue Crossings be made available to the Department. It was further suggested that
the Village submit a written request to the Minnesota Highway Department for a
flashing yellow ligIt to be in stalled on Highway 169 at the Main Street Crossing.
The Department will review these plans and requests and obtain some aerial photo-
graphs to varify these proposals.
No further business,