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North Coupe board to ask MnDOT to preserve frontage-road access after Highway 71 redesign options
Summary
Board members raised operational concerns that proposed Highway 71 corridor options could remove or restrict frontage-road access to the plant and nearby businesses; the board voted to send a letter asking that frontage access be preserved.
Board members discussed proposed Highway 71 corridor options presented to the city that could eliminate or alter the frontage road adjacent to the district plant, which would affect plant access and local parking. Members said removing the existing frontage access could force plant drives out directly onto the highway and would also affect nearby businesses and the villa access.
The board moved and seconded to send a letter voicing the district's concerns to the responsible highway authority; the transcript records the addressee as “Mandat,” which meeting participants likely intended to mean the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). The motion passed. The board asked staff to draft the letter urging that the frontage road remain or that access to the plant be preserved so that operations and truck movements are not impeded.
No formal appeal or hearing was recorded during the district meeting; staff will prepare and send the letter to the appropriate agency and report back to the board if a response or public comment opportunity arises.
