HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 11-07 Stop sign request referred to staff THE REVIEW Stop sign request
referred to staff
Residents requesting a stop sign be installing a stop sign,he said.The pur-
placed at the intersection of Beam and pose of a stop sign is to improve traffic
Chippewa Avenues may have to wait a flow or to increase safety by controlling
.while for the city staffs of Maplewood and traffic,Bittner explained.
'.North St.Paul to meet to determine the The intersection straddles the boun-
N :future of the corner. daries of Maplewood and North St.Paul.
' Residents living near the intersection The city staffs from the two communities
`,..•;" :presented a petition at the Nov.1 meeting will have to meet before a final decision is
of the Maplewood city council requesting made on the stop sign request.
that a sign be installed.
They are concerned with the increasing
amount of traffic on Beam Avenue since it
opened through to White Bear Avenue a
month and a half ago.
A recommendation to deny the
residents' request was made by the
Maplewood Engineering Department.
According to Bill Bittner,city engineer,
the residents'main reasons for wanting,
the stop sign are to slow traffic and to
improve the environment of the neigh-
borhood.
The engineering department does not
believe these are sufficient reasons for