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127 Regular Council Meeting 4/18/94 Page Five Mr. Russo said we have alleged that this project has been very poorly planned from the beginning. Mr. Hovancsek underestunated the project by $100,000 with his initial bid on the project. The original specifications that were submitted were not proper bid specifications in that they did not take these factors into consideration. Tonight we are being told the reason this change of heart came about is because C.E.I. is (D dictating to us that they can't get their work done within a specified period of time. It is M evident to us that this was a very poorly planned project from the beginning. When we M met last Wednesday night, we asked you again if you [Mayor] would support our < proposal. You had Mr. Diemert tell us at that point that you could not support our z proposal because Mr. Overmyer told you he wouldn't approve the new plan. ? Mr. Russo said we are glad to hear what we are hearing tonight. We are not glad to hear the way it is being presented to us. We would have more respect for you if you would have stood up tonight and told us we've listened to your concerns, we feel they are valid concerns and we are going to change this project because you, the residents, are asking us to do it. Mr. Russo said it sounds to him like the residents won on this issue, but for some reasons nobody is willing to acknowledge that; but we're glad that it happened. We are glad that the changes are going to be made to allow us to have access on Highland Road. We are just upset about the fact that it took us three weeks, several meetings, a lot of arguing, and a lot of hassling with the administration to convince you to do that. This could have all been done three weeks ago at the initial meeting. Pat Caticchio, said this safety issue that the Mayor is reserving to himself and Council to be a loophole to shut that road down anytime they want. I am quite certain there is enough experts among them to determine whether this is a doable thing in advance rather than having to test it out. Mayor Rinker said we rely on the expertise of others. We have to have some kind of discretion if our police chief tells there are problems. He said he went to the effort to explain there are legitimate safety concerns. Mr. Caticchio said perhaps people are justified in being concerned that Council's word will not be kept. All I hope is that you will deal with us in fairness and that you will shut it down only if you determine there is an extreme emergency. In addition to that, I think you should notify us before you do it. Mayor Rinker said he agrees with all those points.