Res 78 - 62 Relative to Alignment of I-35E Through Dakota CountyCity of Mendota Heights
Dakota County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 78-62
RESOLUTION RELATIVE TO ALIGNMENT OF INTERSTATE
HIGHWAY I -35E THROUGH DAKOTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, through its environmental impact statement approved by the
Federal Highway Administration on August 11, 1977, the Minnesota
Department of Transportation elected as the I -35E routing Alternate A-1
which entails the bridging over Blackhawk Lake covering approximately
40 acres in the City of Eagan, in Dakota County, Minnesota, and
WHEREAS, the total segment of I -35E contemplated in the -proposed
construction project extends from State Trunk Highway 110 in Mendota
Heights southwesterly to Interstate 35 a distance of 13 miles, and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Department of Transportation has heretofore
filed its Permit Application 78-6176 with the Minnesota Department
of Natural Resources for the purposes of obtaining approval to bridge
over said Blackhawk Lake, and
WHEREAS, a hearing on said permit application has been set by the
said Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and
WHEREAS, Associated Families, consisting of a partnership of seven
families residing on the north side of Blackhawk Lake, has filed a
petition to intervene in said hearing pursuant to Minnesota Statutes
§116.B09 alleging pollution, impairment and destruction to said lake
by virtue of said bridging, and
WHEREAS, the construction of I -35E in Dakota County as designed by
the Minnesota Department of Transportation and as previously approved
by the affected municipalities in the County of Dakota has been unduly
delayed causing adverse effects on the various governmental units
involved, and
WHEREAS, the City of Mendota Heights by its resolution No. 76-78
adopted by the Mendota Heights City Council on October 5, 1976,
stated its strong support for the original Alternate A-1 in the
general vicinity of Deerwood Drive, Blackhawk Lake and Pilot Knob
Road as the corridor for I -35E through Dakota County including the
proposed bridge over Blackhawk Lake.
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Mendota Heights that it hereby reiterates its strong support for
the original Alternate A-1 in the general vicinity of Deerwood Drive,
Blackhawk Lake and Pilot Knob Road as a corridor for I -35E through
Dakota County including specifically the bridge over Blackhawk Lake.