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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council <br />Monday, June 15, 2015 <br />Page 2 <br />to pass by and it couldn't. Another resident had to get out, get the truck driver who was at a house and <br />he was asked to move the truck so a bus could go by. There's a bunch of us here for the widening. <br />One of the questions is if the other residents on the other three adjoining streets, if we could possibly <br />just widen Beech Hill. Even though there are other people here who are not just from Beech Hill. <br />Thank you. <br />Acting Council President Marquardt thanked Ms. Lynch. I want everyone to know that this has been <br />under discussion somewhat. Ms. Wolgamuth can summarize what actions have been taken relative to <br />this consideration. <br />Ms. Wolgamuth stated, I tlunk most of you that are here probably met me. The Engineer and I went <br />door to door. Councilman Jerome also went door to door. Essentially as you know we were just asking <br />your opinion on what you thought about the widening. I have reported the results of that survey to <br />Council and the results are actually of the 55 residents we spoke to, 29 or 54% of them did not want the <br />road to be widened and 19 residents or 36% did. That was essentially the results I reported. <br />Acting Council President Marquardt asked, is there anyone else who wants to address Council? <br />Ms. Lynch asked, what is the decision? <br />Acting Council President Marquardt replied, for right now we are going to go with the road as it is. <br />Based on our poll, we saw no reason to change the original plan. <br />Ms. Wolgamuth stated, I am going to read to you what I wrote in the memorandum. I said 54% do not <br />want the road to be widened. A common concern was that a wider road would result in cars travelling <br />faster than having to slow down to pass creating a safety issue rather than resolving one. Those <br />opposing the widening do not thulk the narrowness of the road is a problem except occasionally and <br />they do not believe there is a sufficient benefit to justify the impact to their front yards. Many <br />expressed concern about the loss of trees which they believe would substantially change the feel of the <br />neighborhood. 36% or 19 residents would like the road to be widened. Most residents in favor of <br />widening cited safety as the reason. They stated that cars can have difficulty passing and that the <br />narrowness of the streets is particularly problematic during trash pick-up when it coincides with <br />morning school bus traffic or construction or other trucks are parked on the street. There were several <br />comments that the road became even narrower during the winter months when snow is piled on either <br />side. That was the suinmary of the concems on either side. <br />Tonv Setlock <br />6818 Bonnieview <br />How many people did you say you spoke to? <br />Ms. Wolgamuth replied, we visited 76 homes. We received responses from 55 residents. I am sure <br />some of you saw the little fliers we left asking that if they wanted to provide their opinion that they call <br />or e-mail. <br />How many homes is that for a114 streets in that area?