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June 24, 2009 (Presentation by Ron Anderson) 1 County Vision of 101 Reconstruction Existing View of Bushaway Rd (101 in Wayzata)

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Slides related to Bushaway Neighborhood organizing against large-scale widening of the Bushaway Rd (Co. Rd. 101 in Wayzata, Minnesota) by Hennepin County. Photos show beauty of historic Bushaway Rd and destruction of trees and homes by County in other sections of Co. Rd. 101

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County Vision of 101 Reconstruction Existing View of Bushaway Rd (101 in Wayzata)

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1. The Co. Rd. 101 Experience2. Reconstruction timeline 3. Road design elements (vision & issues)4. Historic Findings on Bushaway Road

(Co Rd 101 between Wayzata Blvd and Mtka Blvd)*

5. History of actions in Gray’s Bay Area6. Next Steps for 101 south community7. Next Steps for Bushaway

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*Bushaway wishes to work on common issues with property owners on 101 south of Gray’s Bay Bridge.

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KEY:Green – 101 under constructionYellow – 101 already widenedPurple – Bushaway (2010 construction)Blue – lakes & 101 South (2010 construction)

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Hwy 7 and 7-hi

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Minnetonka Blvd

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Approaching Gray’s Bay Bridge

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Co. Rd. 101 from Gray’s Bay Blvd

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Trail between Bushaway and Locust Hills

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McGinty Intersection

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Wayzata Blvd and 394

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Harmony Circle & 101 N

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Co. Rd 6

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19th Ave and Kreatz Lake

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Kreatz Lake West of 101

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Demolition of houses & trees at 25th Ave N

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The End

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1997 – State transferred ownership of Hwy 101 to Hennepin County

2007 - County completed preliminary design for Bushaway Road

2008 (May) - Wayzata Council formed Reconstruction Task Force

2008 (July) – Bushaway Neighborhood holds first meeting 2008 (Nov) - Official Sesquicentennial celebration for historic

Bushaway Road at Wayzata City Hall 2008 (Dec) – Bushaway presentation to City Council and

Wayzata Council Passed Resolution on Bushaway Issues 2009 – County & URS are currently completing a redesign 2010 – Public negotiation period ends; construction begins 2012 – Construction scheduled for completion

30*For section between Minnetonka Blvd and Wayzata Blvd

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Footprint (width of sections)Preservation of other property assetsWetlands and landfillSafe but modest trail & cross-walksPreservation of treesGreen corridorsTraffic demand and safetyIntersections and railroad bridgeOverall context-sensitive design

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1.Bushaway Community Vision for road largely overlaps with 2.Wayzata City Comprehensive Plan and with3.Wayzata City Council Resolution on 101 Reconstruction

Issues will be presented using principles of Wayzata City Plan

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Objective 1.0 identify and protect historic and cultural resources

For Bushaway this means maintaining the historic “look and feel” of the Road.For example, any bridge walls should have a

stone bridge structure like the historic period (see below).

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37Gate at 601 Bushaway Rd

This fence at 324 Bushaway is over 100 years old

Gate at 555 Bushaway Rd

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Objective 1.1 Preserve lake views (and the homes themselves)

The County design calls for a 3-feet higher bridge and a 25ft retaining wall at the SW corner of the bridge. This would block lake views from some homes on both Bushaway and LaSalle.

38Current Bushaway Bridge over Railroad

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Objective 1.0 Protect Lake Minnetonka as the most significant asset for the community.

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What this means for Bushaway Road is avoiding needless land fill for a trail next to Bushaway Rd. Instead, as needed build boardwalks over portions of Gray’s Bay, the Locust Hills lagoon north-end and the pond at 250 Bushaway.

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Gray’s Bay from Bridge

Marsh at 250 Bushaway

Lagoon at Locust Hills at Bushaway

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Objective 2.1 Provide safe pedestrian and bicycle routes and road crossings. This implies that trail design should consider:

Wider shoulders to the road for bicycles and pedestrians rather than a separate and super-wide trail,

boardwalks in any wetland areas where land is not sufficient for wide shoulders,

Keeping trail width to 4 or 6ft instead of 8ft to reduce impact on the environment.

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Objective 5.4 Preserve existing stands of mature trees when at all possible.

It is estimated that if the proposed County draft design were to be implemented, hundreds if not thousands of trees would be destroyed.

While the County would replace the trees, they would be young trees & not necessarily planted in the Bushaway vicinity.

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Objective 5.5 Establish green corridors and entrances to the City.

This is a City mandate to make roads like Bushaway environmentally “green” showcase scenic lake roads.E.g., for road surface water drainage

purposes instead of curb and gutters, we could utilize a natural, leading Low Impact Design (LID) edge infiltration system. Curbs also create crashes when cars get too

close and are thrown out of control

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Objectives 3 & 5 Address roadway improvements and traffic demand

Road improvements may be needed, but traffic demand does not warrant widening the road nor adding additional lanes.

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Objective 7 Improve traffic safety

Bushaway Road has a relatively crash-free history.

For the years 2002-2006, Wayzata had nearly 800 crashes. The McGinty/Bushaway interaction had only 10 crashes during that period. Nine other intersections in Wayzata had higher crash rates, some of them 7 times greater.

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A 1- or 2-lane roundabout has been proposed for the intersection. While roundabouts sometimes produce advantages,

experts advise that: they should not be placed on a bridge or grade due to

ice; they should not be built in areas with many elderly

drivers. The biggest argument against a roundabout for

Bushaway is the size. It would take up over twice the land used by the current intersection and would require condemnation of two homes.

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Not an improvement because of wide shoulders, boulevards, and construction zones. 2 houses still demolished

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Objective 3.6 Promote context-sensitive design

Objective 4.2 Ensure the protection, conservation, and maintenance of the natural environment.

The County has a history of not designing roads that are sensitive to historical, cultural, and environmental contexts.

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The First Road Survey of the Shakopee to Dayton Road (Minnesota River to Mississippi River)

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1858 map of Bushaway Portion of first road survey

Discovery of this map led to activities to celebrate the sesquicentennial.

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The Bushaway Rd area was part of Minnetonka Township until 1956 when it was annexed by the City of Wayzata

While Bushaway Rd was informally called Bushaway for decades, it was not officially designated as such by the City of Wayzata until 1957.

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2009 – County is currently completing a redesign

2010 – Public negotiation period ends; construction begins

2012 – Construction scheduled for completion

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•1887 - First Gray’s Bay bridge•1920 - Primary bridge over channel until 2000s•1976 – Mn/Dot drew plans to improve causeway

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In the late 1970s, MN/DOT proposed a new, second causeway through lower Wayzata Bay.

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Mn/Dot in the early 1980s proposed a parking area requiring 2 acres of land fill in Gray’s Bay. They sought to condemn & seize the causeway and the marina.

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Throughout 1980s Mn/DOT attempted to design an acceptable planMd/DOT even tried to condemn the causeway as well as the marinaJune, 1985 Gov. Perpich denied DNR request to condemn them

Outcome was due to coordinated consensus between1. Gray’s Bay Causeway Homeowners Association2. Gray’s Bay Dam Association3. Bushaway Alliance

From this coordination emerged the concept of a scenic parkway,from Mtka Blvd to Wayzata Blvd,which may still be valid today.

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1. The Bushaway Preservation Fund set $29,000 as it’s fund-raising goal to pay for the historical study, consulting engineering experts, and attorneys fees. We have just reached the 50% level. More fund-raising effort is crucial.

2. Historical Study (see next slide)

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For an outside, professional opinion on the historical significance of Bushaway, the Bushaway Preservation Fund has contracted with Mead & Hunt, using historian Bob Frame. The study will be completed by August 31, 2009

Preparing for this study, we obtained abstracts and/or title histories for all houses over 50 years old.

The study report will be used as leverage by our attorney, Mark Anfinson, in negotiating with the County.

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•As has been shown in the photographs, the 101 South to Mtka Blvd has much in common with Bushaway Rd•To work together effectively the 101 South Community will need an active organization to:

•Work toward consensus•Work with Minnetonka City officials•Liaisons with Bushaway and with Wayzata activities•Fundraising for historical research

•This research will be much reduced if links with Bushaway history can be specified.

•Fundraising for legal fees

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3.Searching for environmental engineering experts to advise us on the issues already mentioned.

4.We will monitor County work on road reconstruction.

5.Fund-raising

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 Preservation Fund Donations Zita Hawley John and Donie Fleischhacker Robert and Michele Keith Mark and Nancy Morris John and Susan Stielow Patricia McDonald & Robert

Grisvold Ron Anderson and Nancy

Kehmeier Peter Pflaum Stephen Pflaum Jon & Lorry Mendez-Burns Lynn Gruber Bushaway Alliance Fund Paula Ramaley & Reed Holiman Anonymous

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  Direct Contributors (In-Kind) • Zita Hawley• Dave and Cathy Whiting• Ron Anderson and Nancy Kehmeier• Alan Miller • Kristen Eide-Tollefson

We have reached 50% of our goal of $29,000. We need your help to cover the costs of protecting our properties. Please write a check tonight. Or send it to 663 Bushaway Rd, Wayzata MN 55391 (ATT: Ron Anderson, Treasurer)