HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 12-19 Council to hear arguments on Frost Avenue improvements REVIEW Council to hear arguments on THE REVIEW
Frost Avenue improvements ,-,_.........
Improvements along Frost Avenue and watermain to the apartments,which now eventually close Keller Parkway to
East Shore Drive and the construction of receive water from a private well, ac- motorized vehicle traffic.Keller Parkway
a road connecting the streets will be the cording to Ken Haider of the Maplewood will become a pedestrian walkway con-
subject of a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Engineering Department. netting Phalen Park with Keller Lake
Dec. 20. Park. A cul de sac (circle drive) will be
Ramsey County and the City of THE PROPOSED watermain will built on the west end of East Shore Drive.
Maplewood are cooperating on this provide service to the homes and apart- Ramsey County will pay for paving of
ambitious $537,000 project. The city's ment complex on the north shore of the connecting roadway and Frost
share of the project is estimated at Phalen Lake. Haider explained, the new Avenue.County and state highway funds
$37,200. watermain is designed to improve water derived from gasoline taxes will be used
MEMBERS OF THE city council will pressure and create a more efficient to pay for the paving.
listen to the public's opinion on the project water system in the area, which is ser- THE CITY will pay 35 percent of the
at the hearing in the Municipal viced by only one watermain. curb and gutter costs for the project. It is
Administration Building. The new watermain will be installed proposed that only private property
There are two phases of cooperative along the sides of Frost Avenue from owners be charged for the curbs and
project. First there will be a street built English Street to the planned connection gutters. Property along the south side of
connecting Frost Avenue and East Shore and along East Shore Drive west of Adele Frost Avenue between Adele Street and
Drive and the installation of storm sewers Street. The city engineers do not an- Walter Street to west of the St. Paul
along the new roadway. This is a county ticipate Frost Avenue being closed due to Tourist Cabins will pay an estimated$10
project. the watermain installation. per front foot for curbs and gutters.
Ramsey County plans to repave Frost Watermain assessments are estimated
THE SECOND phase is a city im- Avenue from Adele Street to the Keller at$20 a front foot for both sides of Frost
provement project of extending the Parkway stone bridge. A road, which is Avenue from English Street to the con-
watermain in the area approximately being referred to as the Frost Avenue nection, all properties that abut Frost
1,000 feet west of Adele Street along East Connection, will extend from Frost Avenue connection and properties on East
Shore Drive. Avenue to East Shore Drive. It will be Shore Drive over to Adele Street.
An apartment complex located at the bordered by a mobile home trailer park The estimated city participation in the
intersection of the proposed connection on the west and open space on the east. storm sewer cost is $22,700. Proposed
and East Shore Drive is not on the city THE BUILDING of the connecting road assessments for the sewer system are
watermain. The owners of the complex is designed to unsnarl traffic in the area. nine cents per square foot for property
have asked the city to extend the Ramsey County engineers plan to west of the connection roadway.