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Regular & Caucus Minutes 8-18-03 Page 4 1 sitting area. He thinks residents will be amazed at the beauty. The pictures do not do it justice. Maybe it could be called Memorial Falls. Council President Buckholtz said those are the kinds of ideas he was looking for. He is tossing this back to Chief Mohr; he would like to discuss the 9-1-1 funds again at the September Caucus. DEPARTMEI~IT HEAD REPORTS: Douglas Metzun~ (Service) -said he would like to discuss the item he had on the Caucus agenda: Sidewalks in the Aintree area. Mr. Metzung said of the 79 sidewalks that need repaired, 75 could be attributed to tree roots. Residents will be questioning what the Village will do with the tree roots and the trees. He talked to an arborist. Roots can be cut back and sidewalks can be replaced in some places. In other areas he is looking at having a survey done to get a handle on the tree lawn trees. Highland Heights' policy is that the City pays for the sidewalk repair if the problem was due to tree roots. Council President Buckholtz questioned if he had figured the cost factors. Mr. Metzung asked for replacement of the sidewalks? Council President Buckholtz said yes; Mr. ` ~ Metzung replied no. Dr. Parker asked what percentage of homes have sidewalks in the Village. Mr. Metzung said there are sidewalks in Aintree and North Aintree. There are some on Ridgebury and Lander but they have no street trees. There are also some in a small area on Sandalwood and Walnut. Dr. Parker said even if we take on the cost, it is contained. He questioned how many lineal feet of sidewalks there are. (Mr. Metzung didn't know.) Dr. Parker suggested getting an estimate so Council could get a better feel for the overall cost to the Village. Mr. Metzung explained why it is a double-edge sword--should we choose not to replace the sidewalks, residents may demand to have the trees removed. We do not want to lose the canopy effect that was desired when the trees first went.in (and is just about to be achieved.) He cited the number of trees per treelawn. Council President Buckholtz asked if he has any idea about the root system of the trees-if they affect the sewers. Mr. Metzung said that would be a County issue. He does not see it as chronic at this point. Council President Buckholtz requested a detailed report for the September Caucus.