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<br />Mayor Hodgson asked how many buses would be stored and maintained <br />in the terminal. Mr. Feldner stated that twenty-two, to twenty-four <br />buses would be stored in this building in the immediate future and that <br />the size of the building was such that there could be forty buses stored <br />and that all buses would be lcept under cover. <br />Mr. Ehdress suggested that all parking areas be set back from <br />S.O.M. Road. - ° <br />Mr. Swanson asked if homes could be built on the portion of the <br />tract between the structure and S.O.M. Center Road, <br />Mr. Feldner stated that it would be ideal if they could so <br />utilize the property and also stated that the rear land could possibly <br />be used for a daisy, since he had been approached concerning such use. <br />~.° Taylor suggested that care be taken so that the area could <br />not be turned into a used car lot in the future. <br />A member of the audience stated that the terminal would be only <br />six hundred to eight hundred feet from the, northerly boundaries of lots <br />located on the north side of Highland Road. It was also shovTn that the <br />present roadway leading to the structure located on the southerly <br />boundary of this tract was only twenty=three feet from a home constructed <br />on the West side of S.O.M. Center Road. <br />Mr. Taylor asked of the noise vrhich would result from the <br />repair work in that riveting would be necessary in the rebuilding of <br />wrecked buses® <br />Mr. Feldner stated that it had been their past experience that <br />there was no excessive noise,, in that it was only alumz.num rivets which <br />were used and. low pressure rivet guns. did the work. <br />Mr. Oatess expressed surprise at the repair of buses being <br />carried on as a business in the proposed terminal. <br />Mr. Feldner stated that in all probability only one such bus <br />would be repaired at a time, and this was a business not now conducted <br />by the Redife~ Bus Company and was to be used to supplement the income <br />of the company. <br />Mr. Edelman asked of the type of rebuilding to be done. <br />Mr. Feldner stated that there are very fear persons engaged in the <br />business of repairing coach type buses and .since they had the teehni.cal <br />skill and equipment so as to enable them to carry on such a business, <br />it was thought advisable to enter into the field. He also stated that <br />they would on occasion buy as a dealer in used buses, and that there <br />would be no difficulty so far as the Public Utilities Commission was <br />concerneds <br />20 <br />