Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - Eagan Council recinds action, denies Rahn Road improvements - 2/7/1985In Eagan
Council resc inds
action, denies Rahn
improvemenl:s
By CHRISTY DeJOY
EAGAN -- The final vote is in
and Rahn Road won't be getting
the proposed improvements after
all. The Eagan City Council
rescinded its Jan. 2 motion to ap-
prove renovation for the street
'and denied the project at the Feb.
5 meeting.
An error was made by the city
and all. property owners along
Rahn Road were not notified. The
city realized the error after
citizens who were not notified
read of council action in local
press and called the Municipal
Center.
At the Feb. 5 public hearing the
council polled residents present
and all but one were opposed to
the improvements, which would
have cost property owners $1,745
per single - family residential lot,
$2,619 per multiple- family resi-
dential lot and $54.96 per front
foot of commercial lots, with pay-
ments spread over 15 years.
The improvements on Rahn
from Beau De Rue to Cliff road
called for new curbs, gutters and
street surface, with a widening of
the street in some areas from 36,
to 40 or 44 feet. Turn lanes were
proposed at the corner/ of Rahn
and Diffley r rads.
The citizen expressed concern
that Rahn Road would turn into a
main througt way and traffic and
speed of cars would increase
from its curr _nt high rate. Many
with children said the area is not
a safe place to live. Other con -
cerns were i icreased noise and
pollution, ar d the danger of
creating a pa -king lane.
Some resir ents, although op-
posed to rer ovation, requested
additional stop signs to slpw traf-
fic on Rahn Road.
"We need a squad (to patrol the
area) there w tether there are im-
provements (r not," Mayor Bea
Blomquist ag •eed.
IN OTHER ACTION, THE
COUNCIL:
APPROVEI) the final assess-
ment for Rose Hill and authorized
certification to the county for col-
lection of unpaid assessments to
be spread ove • five years.
CONTINUE 3 until Feb. 19 the
public hearing; for consideration
of sanitary sei, 'er of the Williams
and L'aRue Addition.
APPROVEL the vacation of
public right -of way over the east
half of the R est Service Road
(See Eagan, p.10A)
FEBRUARY 7, 1985
Eagan.........
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south of Center Court.
{ APPROVED the final
assessments of $11,000 for the
Ashworth, Tscherne and Holden
properties and $22,000 for the
Krueger property for streets and
utilities on Blackhawk Road.
APPROVED multi- family
housing revenue bonds in the
amount of $13,365,000 for Royal
Oaks Circle.
APPROVED multi - family
housing revenue bonds in the
amount of $12,560,000 for LeMay
Lake.
APPROVED street name
changes for East Blue Gentian
Road to O'Neill Drive, Violet
Lane to Duckwood Drive and
Englert Road to Blackhawk Hills
Road.
fr
APPROVED the preliminary
)lat of Eagan Woods Office Park.
APPROVED the conditional
use permit for a four -story office
building in Eagan Woods.
APPROVED the preliminary
plat of Town Centre 100.
APPROVED the conditional
use permit to allow a 10 -story of-
fice building in Town Centre.
APPROVED a variance for
parking stall dimensions.
APPROVED the preliminary
plat of Town Centre 70.
APPROVED the conditional
use permit for a drive -up bank
facility at Cedar Cliff Shopping
Center.
APPROVED the 1984 budget
revision.