HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 10-20 No change in I-94 noise barrier plans THE DISPATCH 4 lam) St. Paul Dispatch Thurs.,Oct. 20,'77
No change in 1 - 94 noise barrier plans
for the interests of residents who BytSCOTT CARLSON MQ iewoo �° : .~,f r But Eileen Winchell, 1880'Day
Staff Writer live in the area. p St.,Maplewood,claimed that
THE COUNCIL LAST month be financially liable—did not many of the homeowners who
Noise barriers along the south took no action to request the change the council's view. signed the church's petition were
side of I-94 in Maplewood will be "mislead"to believe that short-
constructed as planned,the citystate Department of the baorta-
tion(DOT)to shorten the barrier Myra Hirsch,chairman of the ening the barrier would not af-
council reaffirmed last Thursday because,it may result in finan church's board of trustees, fect their property.She charged
night' cial liability to the city. claimed recently that prelimi- that the signatures were"ob-
nary plans for the barrier failed tained under false pretenses
A local church requested And new information from to indicate where it would begin solely for the benefit of the
shortening the barrier on the Will Hirsch,representative for on the western edge.The Christ United Methodist
western end.But the council in- the Christ United Methodist church's opposition to the barri- Church."
dicated that it was looking out Church—that the city would not er was not recorded in the public
record,she said. Mrs.Winchell added that some
people farther down on the three
"Now we find that the barrier streets were not polled by the
is to end 170 feet west of the cen- church.She contended that they
ter of Sterling Street and to end would also benefit from the bar-
at a point at least 10 feet west of rier.
our church building,"she added. ALTHOUGH STATING the
The barrier will be about eight council could ask for the barrier
feet high in front of the church. to be shortened and that DOT
But,Gary Orlich,DOT noise -would comply with the request,
engineer,responded that plans Orlich recommended no change
for the noise barrier had not in the barrier.
been changed since presented to Homes close to the edge of the
the council last spring. barrier would receive less noise
AT LAST WEEK'S meeting protection and would be in the
Will Hirsch said that of the three "blast area."Orlich said.
closest residences bordering the The noise during the day
freeway on O'Day,Sterling and might not annoy the residents,he
Brookview streets 13 out of 14 said."But there will be an affect
people had no objection to the at night."
barrier ending at Sterling.
"We have also received from
these petitioners unsolicited
statements that their impression
was that the original western
terminus was to have been ap-
proximately Sterling,"Hirsch
said. He added,"They were
surprised that the barrier was
going much farther."