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A proposed County Miller also reported, in
Road D bridge across a written report of the
White Bear Avenue has Village Council, that
been called "desirable" cost e s t i m a t es for a
by Maplewood Village bridge have •ranged up
Manager Michael Mill- to$3 million.
er. Robert Bruton, a
He suggested it would spokesman for CARE
relieve traffic conges- (Citizens. Against Resi-
tion in the north Maple- dential Exploitation),
wood area around the advocates the use of
new Maplewood Mall, a County Road D as a ma-
regional shopping center• jor east-west access to
under construction. the shopping center, due
Miller said the vii- to open next year.
lage's staff is "pursuing He says this would aZ-
this matter" with Ram- low the village to scuttle
sey County. proposals to make
• But he cautioned that "through streets" of Ly-
the county "has no plans dia and Beam Avenues
at this time to construct east of White Bear Ave-
such a bridge." •nue. •
• "As a matter of fact," Those roads are lined
he added, "the county now with residential de-
has indicated to us a de- velopment, he points
sire to turn County Road• out, wl'iile County Road
D back to the village." D has few residences.