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REsoLurIrn ID. 89-87
A REsoLurIrn REXJJESTING A SPEED ZOOE STUDY rn TIlVI3ERLANE
A STREET IN '!HE CI1Y OF SIDlliWlD
WHEREAS, it has been brought to the attention of the Shorewood
City Council by residents of Timberlane that a special hazard exists due
to the configuration of the street; and
WHEREAS, the present speed limit on Timberlane is 30 mph; and
WHEREAS, the Ci ty Council bel ieves that due to the configuration
of the street, this speed limit is unreasonable and unsafe under the
existing conditions and that the speed limit should be lowered to 15 mph .
NJN, 'IHEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Shorewood, Minnesota, that:
1. That the City Council of the City of Shorewood hereby
requests the Coomissioner of Transportation to authorize, upon the basis
of an engineering and traffic investigation, of the reduction of the speed
limit on Timberlane to 15 mph.
2. That the Coomissioner authorize the erection of appropriate
signs on Timberlane designating the speed limit thereon to be 15 mph.
3. That the City Administrator be authorized to forward a copy
of this Resolution to the appropriate office of the Minnesota Department
of Transportation for follow up and response.
AOOPrED BY '!HE CI1Y CXXJNCIL of the Ci ty of Shorewood, Minnesota, this 13th
day of July, 1987.
Robert Rascop, Mayor
ATrEST:
Sandra L. Kennelly, City Clerk