HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 10-04 Noise barrier work proceeding THE DISPATCH Tues.,Oct. 4 '77 St. Paul Dispatch (E)
DESPITE SOME OBJECTIONS
Noise barrier work workproceeding
By SCOTT CARLSON }% }"fir:» and regain some of the beauty of "When you can sleep at night
Staff Writer ®�IQWOO .. '`:_ '%" our country,"the woman added. and not be awakened by a diesel
But Gary Orlich,district 9 truck I think that's worth quite a
Construction of noise barriers Hirsch said that"since the af- state Department of Transporta bit, Orlich said.
along the south side of I-94 in fected property owners on Sterl- tion noise engineer,said, "We're Although not promoting the
Maplewood is proceeding as ing do not wish the protection we not building scenic roadways in , barriers,Mayor Burton Murdock
planned. ask that this be changed." the metropolitan area. said, "We should take a good
THE PLANS for the barriers But a nearby freeway resi- "My job is to provide noise hard look at the fact somebody
were approved by the city coun- dent,Rod Winchell, 188 O'Day protection as the legislature di- else may move in and want
cil last winter.But at a recent St.,contended that the exact lo- rected us,"Orlich said. "Unfor barriers."
meeting representatives from a cation of each property was tunately situations like this(re- When Councilman Donald
nearby church requested that a shown on preliminary plans. And questing change)come up. Wiegert asked whether the plans
western portion of the wooden he said that removing a portion could be altered,Orlich respond-
barriers be eliminated. of the barrier on the west end THE WALL has been ed, "I think it would depend on
would lessen the barrier's effec- (planned)this way since we whatyou
Myra Hirsch,chairman of the tiveness. came out here,"Orlich contin- k (the wouldy)agreed backto and
board of trustees for Christ Unit- ued. "We haven't changed one I think we come and
say to`OK,does the city want to
ed Methodist Church,claimed "IF YOU MOVE that back thing."
por-
that the preliminary plans for pay the contractor for the
then the effectiveness of that And he added,"Unfortunately tion changed?'"
the barriers did not indicate
sound barrier moves down a full some people think their view is
where they would begin. She add- block,"Winchell argued. Council members said they
ed that the church's opposition to g more important than having
sympathized with the concerns
noise protection."
the barrier was not recorded in One woman argued that con- of the church and residents on
the public record. structing the barrier would in- von Don't Dare Miss Don Sterling Street. But, at the meet-
terfere with the beauty of the lo- ing,they said it appeared the
"NOW WE FIND that the bar- cal area. "I live on a busy street 's
con-
rier is to end 170 feet west of the and I feelyou et used to the DON R'ttY city could do Title to alter
center of Sterling Street and to g • _ +� OPE"
ER struction.
end at a point at least 10 feet noise,' she said. , EyE
west of our church building,"she "I think sometimes you have daily except Saturday
added. to forget some of these things in the MORNING Pioneer Press