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ROUGHDRAFT - NOT REVIEWED OR APPROVED BY COUNCIL 10-20-03 Regular Council Meeting Page 13 contributions. Again, so there are a lot of opportunities that have presented themselves by looking at a trail in this particular corridor. So I think those are different considerations but all being said, take it a step at a time and I think it's a great opportunity. What this will demonstrate is how this could be effective and I think it will make it much more interesting for people to consider in the other parts of town. Mr. Marrie said since the last meeting we had, I dug up a couple comments-I am sure Tom doesn't remember writing the letter in 1999, but for sidewalks east of S.O.M.-concerning your comments at the last meeting, Bill and I haven't gotten any further on that than what I have here in my hand which was an estimate of what it would take and what it would. entail. That, primarily was on the north side of Wilson Mills east of S.O.M. And it was just some comments by Tom and Steve, without going into full blown engineering, because it would have to have that anyways just like we are doing it on this one, but of having a walk on the north side and maybe extending the south sidewalk on Wilson Mills. I haven't gone any further than that but that's why I am for this trail walk now. Because I think this is just the beginning but I do agree with earlier comments that there are other parts of the city that need something. I think I made a comment last time-I don't think we need them up on S.O.M. north of-south of Wilson Mills - but I think there are other parts of the Village. This may not be the way to go but it maybe an eye opener to maybe put the.trail somewhere else. So I am going to take it on myself on this one to look into it and I'm going to continue to do it. Mrs. Mills said I was just looking at Section One and it explains exactly why we should be for this particular ordinance when it says it is to identify the grant funding sources and to prepare initial grant applications. So I think if we are going to get any monies to help us, we have to be ready and able to do all this. Council President Buckholtz said I have a suggestion, in the interest of tying this all together, in the 4th paragraph, Joe, if you could take a look at where it says, "Whereas........" in there or in one of the paragraphs, would it be a problem to add language something like and identifying potential access points for future trail and pedestrian pathway tie-ins? Mr. Diemert said I think that might change their quote. Now they'd be going outside the scope of what was originally identified. Council President Buckholtz asked, do we know that? I mean, you're just putting underneath the terminology aterminus-or like a starting point and an ending point? Mr. Diemert said well their quote has aterminus-starting and ending points. "A two-mile trail corridor...." Several side comments were made in agreement with Mr. Diemert. Council President Buckholtz said leave it to additional legislation to take it beyond? Mr. Diemert said I think we should talk to them and see if we could add on to this what it would cost. I bet it wouldn't be a whole lot.