HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 98-71 - Request MnDOT & Met Council Action to Acquire & Preserve Remaining Properties within the TH 212 Corridor I.C. 51-348 - 04/21/1998 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 98-71
WHEREAS, construction of New Highway 212 from I-494 in Eden Prairie to Cologne is of highest priority to
the City of Eden Prairie;
WHEREAS, land values in the New T.H. 212 Corridor are escalating dramatically;
WHEREAS, there has already been approximately $50 million invested in purchase of right-of-way, design,
planning and other related expenditures for the New 212 project(principally by MnDOT or through use of RALF
funds);
WHEREAS, the Corridor has been preserved on the official maps of the affected communities since 1988.
WHEREAS, in most areas the New 212 Corridor is surrounded by developed or developing land;
WHEREAS, each of the affected cities has already contributed substantial funds and staff time to the design,
environmental review, planning and right-of-way acquisition for the New 212 project.
WHEREAS, many of the property owners are elderly and wish to make final dispositions of their property and
to distribute or liquidate their holdings in recognition of their age;
WHEREAS, most owners have endured their properties being encumbered by the planned right-of-way since
adoption of the official map in 1988 (or before), and
WHEREAS, the RALF fund does not have sufficient cash to enable purchase of all of the remaining parcels of
real estate within the foreseeable future.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie hereby:
1. Requests that the State of Minnesota Department of Transportation immediately allocate such funds
(through its "protective buy" powers or otherwise) as are required to complete acquisition of all right-of-
way required to complete construction of New Highway 212 between Interstate 494 in Eden Prairie and
existing Trunk Highway 212 at Carver County road 147; and
2. Requests that the Metropolitan Council levy the maximum amount permitted by law for the purpose of
funding the Right-of-Way Loan Acquisition Fund until such time as all right-of-way for New Trunk
Highway 212 has been purchased.
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council on April 21, 1998.
L. Harris, Mayor
ATTEST: SEAL
Donald R. Uram, City Clerk