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Regular Council Minutes <br />1/24/OS <br />Page 5 <br />in the direction of the flow. But as soon as you cross 3 lanes of traffic, you are dealing with 2 <br />additional lanes of traffic in the other direction, and if the flows axe heavy, it is going to be a <br />challenging roadway. That is one of the biggest concerns that we have--that S.O.M. gets <br />transformed from basically a country road into something that is much larger. And without its <br />being overwhelmed to people, the median treatments, they are proven as a commodity of being <br />able to help calm the traffic, they add value to the properties, they add safety for everyone. They <br />provide pedestrian safety as well as vehicular safety. So a lot of where we have put the openings, <br />where we have designed them. And also we know that the landscaping that we will do, we will <br />have to protect site lines for every opening that is in the median treatment. So there is a <br />balancing and a lot of consideration that is going on. I think it is fine to go out in the field again. <br />We have done it before; we can do it again. It is not necessarily an easy decision to make to tell <br />someone look, there will be certain inconveniences. I just think it is unfortunate that Dr. Stabile <br />chose to characterize it they way he did. I think that he is looking at absolutely the worst case <br />scenario and I think he is painting a picture of doom and gloom that is unwarranted. <br />Council President Buckholtz said thank you. I want to move on, but Doug, we are not pouring <br />any concrete obviously until the warm weather. And when is the median scheduled to go in <br />roughly? Is that the next phase or not? <br />Mr. Metzung said yes; the last phase. <br />Council President Buckholtz said well then, let's say-I think it would suit Council-we've been <br />Mr. Marquardt asked, can we get prints of the drawings that are currently with the plan? <br />out there 2 or 3 times throughout this project, I think this is a great way to come out there to take <br />a look at it. We will all meet out there with the appropriate-especially traffic safety-Chief- <br />you are a must-get some engineers there. In the spring we will meet out there and walk away <br />with a feeling that we have done all that we could. <br />Mayor Rinker said well yes; you had them before but I am sure we can give them to you again. <br />Mr. Saponaro said and someone should follow up, obviously, with Dr. Stabile and let him know <br />what our plans are. <br />Mayor Rinker said when he gets back from Florida, we will talk to him again--although I am <br />sure he will either email or call again as he has already. <br />Mr. Marquardt asked, and Wanda Hejcl's access is no longer in there? <br />Mayor Rinker said it may not be. It may not be for the same reasons that I have given. This is <br />based on--after Dr. Stabile raised this issue, we went back and looked at it again so it may not be. <br />Mr. Marquardt asked, was her access ever put in? <br />Mayor Rinker said yes-no, in fact I was with Wanda and we were-I was reluctant but I said <br />we could do it. And then when we revisited the issue, it confirmed why I was reluctant in the <br />first place, because it would be dangerous.