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Minutes of the Special Meeting of <br />Planning and Zoning, Council, Architectural <br />Review Board and Citizens Advisory Committee <br />Page 15 <br />Mayor: It should be. <br />Q: That is really important. Also, we need to have a distinctive name. <br />Q: Is the width of Wilson Mills Road equal? Is the scale going to be the same? <br />A: We are not changing the width. <br />Q: What about the grassy area there? <br />Mayor: It would take the place of the suicide lane. We would not be changing the width. <br />Q: Were you thinking if there was a crossing area, would it be like in some locations in the city? <br />Do you envision pavers? <br />Mayor: In the abstract, yes. We would not put a crossing there if we did not think we made it safe and <br />effective. There are ways to do it. For example, on Beta we are looking to elevate the <br />crossing there where the trail crosses. When you change the topo, drivers respond. You have <br />to do it in such a way that it is practical year round. You change texture, color, what is in the <br />road. <br />Q: You don't have to have a stoplight. <br />Mayor: We wouldn't be allowed to have a stop light. We would have some kind of a marker. <br />Q: You can effectively control it with a really nice crosswalk. <br />Q: As has been said about 10 times, there are a lot of details that have to be worked out. What we <br />are really looking for is consensus of opinion of old vs. new and moving this. We can't work <br />any of the details out very frankly until a decision is made to either stick with the old and go <br />with the new. Personally, moving the building into the area where the greenspace is will <br />certainly without a doubt make it much more appealing as a Town Center. There's a lot of <br />details that have to be worked out. Those things can be worked out. We can't go anywhere <br />until we make up our mind what we are going to do. <br />Mayor: In the beginning, we thought, if it ain't broke don't fix it and don't move it. Keep it where it <br />is. <br />Q: In the beginning that's where it was. But as John pointed out, we are putting a ton of money <br />in an old building. It's still going to be a building stuck between two parking lots. Moving it <br />as suggested nearer to greenspace will certainly be a lot more appealing as far as the town <br />Center. A lot more. <br />Q: I personally like the new building. I think it looks awesome. If you are asking people to <br />determine whether new or refurbished, you should tell the cost difference. <br />