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Regular Council Meeting 12-13-99 Page 2 property. I feel pretty very the same way; I do not want to lose mine or part of mine. If you have to widen S.O.M., that is fine. Go with 4 lanes and let these people have what they need. Don't go any further than that; don't try to put a tree lawn down the center. It will cost the people of Mayfield Village more to upkeep. Let it go as simple as possible. Let these people. have what they have always had. Let them have their property; let them have some piece of mind. This is Mayfield Village. We don't want to have a house on a road that looks like an interstate. Please let it look nice and do it simpler. Jim Pless, 6660 Thornapple, said 80' of my property abuts on S.O.M. Center Road, the side of my lot. I believe firmly that we should have as little encroachment as possible onto the land that abuts on S.O.M. Center Road. I prefer 3 lanes with a turning lane in the middle. Realizing that is not possible, because we have agreed already to have 41anes from Wilson Mills to White Road. At least, let's minimize the impact on the people whose property does abut on that road. I agree with the gentleman who spoke before us; we don't need a median. I think you could have turning lanes for the Thornapple turn--at most. I don't even think that is particularly necessary. I also look at traffic--it is not that horrendous. I see all the reports for my business and they can be taken with a grain of salt; you never know. I am totally opposed to anything more than the most minimal impact on the home owners on S.O.M. Center. Dan Shields, n/e corner of Highland, said we are probably the most affected. Thanks to all the Council members who came over and actually took a look at the reality of the possible impact on our property--that being 9, all, of our evergreen trees and half of our privacy mound. With no trees and no privacy, we could turn the house into adrive-through window. I would like to thank you for coming over and listening to my lobbying effort. Thank you. Jerry Spuzzillo, 551 S.O.M. Center Road, said I was against the asphalt paving on I-271 where you took all the trees out. I was against the sale of the golf course. In my opinion we needed a golf course and not a swimming pool. Your administration is turning this city into an asphalt jungle. Now, all of us people that live on S.O.M. have to go through all this inconvenience all over again. If you did it right the first time, you could have made it how many lanes you wanted. Donna Pless, 6660 Thornapple, said my lot abuts S.O.M. on the side; I am directly across from Fisher's Tavern. I understand the need to widen the street. I understand that Progressive helps __--our community with taxes. I really think the minimal impact on the property is much more important. A pretty treelawn does not help the fact that that it moves that road closer to my driveway when my grandchildren come over to play. I think the mini~}uzp ~pa.~t to my property is what'is the most important. Rick Christian, 510 S.O.M. Center Road, said Council, at one of the meetings, said they want to move the existing road 10' to the west to make less of an impact on the bike path. I think you should have thought of that when you dug up and put the sewer under the bike path and moved it 10' to the east at that time. The existing right-of--way is 30' from the center line of the road. Now, you are talking about taking everything from the west side of the street. What does that do? Now, when they decide the next time when they want to widen the road they are going to take