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Regular Council Meeting <br />8-18-08 <br />Page 4 <br />15 minutes every day backs up at two different facilities. That is one of the items on the agenda <br />this evening. <br />The Beautification Committee is meeting on Monday. The Mayor got a letter from some <br />residents on Eastgate. He talked to Doug about this recently. Some time ago he received <br />inquiries from that neighborhood, Thornapple, Eastgate and Meadowood inquiring about a <br />gateway entrance. As we have done with every association, we have encouraged them to come <br />up with some kind of plan. The bottom line is Doug is going to be talking with guys in the <br />Service Department. We have not gotten any feedback from the homeowner's association there. <br />Mrs. Mills stated that she talked to two of the residents there. They just don't know how to go <br />about designing. <br />Mayor Rinker stated we will propose something to them. It is one of those things where we try to <br />be pretty liberal about it, come up with an idea and get some ideas. Some people had talked <br />about stanchions similar to what was there before. <br />Mrs. Mills added that we have to be careful because in the area you would want to put that there <br />is a working trap door. They go down in that area. Mrs. Mills said when we purchased that <br />property, she went to Doug and asked him what he wants her to do and he said, let's wait and we <br />will decide what to do. <br />Mayor Rinker indicated he is updating everyone based on that discussion. He talked with Doug <br />last week and indicated we should come up with some kind of design like we did with Joyce and <br />some other streets. Because we have a property there, Mayor Rinker thought it would make life a <br />lot simpler. The parcel that we purchased is undeveloped. If there is a trap door, we don't want <br />to build anything on that. Mayor Rinker just wanted Council to be aware of this. What we will <br />try to do is come up with some ideas. It might be something where the Beautification Committee <br />might be a facilitator of further dialogue. <br />Mr. Saponaro asked if this came through Kenwood. <br />Mayor Rinker stated that he remembers talking with these folks previously. They are trying to <br />keep on top. All they want to know is that we are going to do something and rather than saying, <br />"Well, we expected you all to come to us", we are going to go to them. <br />Mr. Saponaro asked for the information. Mayor Rinker said it will be provided to him and <br />everyone else. <br />Mr. Saponaro asked what the trap door is. Mr. Marrie said it is gas. Mayor Rinker stated that <br />obviously we are not going to invest in any kind of improvement there unless we know we have a spot. The thought would be that it would compliment what is on the southeast corner and try to <br />recapture some ideas of what was there once before. There used to be some kind of brick or <br />masonry type of pillar there some time ago.