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Minutes of the Regular Meeting of Council Monday, January 29, 2018 Page 5 are destroying an area that we don't need to destroy because we do have connectivity other places. I would like to just plead with you guys to really consider not putting that trail in there. Larrv Harrison 6613 SOM Court I happen to have the pleasing view from across the street from my neighbors which I have a great love for the trees that top over their house and with this project going on I think that's going to be a great loss to my side of the community. I would like to also add some of the comments in the Voice of the Village this month which says Leave Lands as Greenspace. You have a 78 percentile in favor of that. I would ask that you please consider what's going on here,today. Gina Tweed One other point. I used to actually reside next to Larry. Because of the greenspace on the other "side, I actually purchased the home across the street because of that reason. So to hear that we are now going to take out yet a third set of trees to allow for the path is very disappointing. Thank you. Rosemarie Fabrizio , 6588 SOM Court The Beecher's Brook trail connector has quite a history. In 2004, it was part of the Vision Plan and by 2009 it was incorporated into a Master Plan. When projects have a long period between initiation and implementation, they often take on a life of their own. We think that this is the case here. If we want to be honest about it, the proposal you are being asked to approve was never put forth because anyone ever thought it was a good idea to put a large concrete path adjacent to residential property and to cut down healthy mature trees in a designated greenspace. This proposal emerged because the project had- been on the books forever and if you wanted to get it done, because of erosion there was absolutely no other place to put it. This is never a good idea to do anything and certainly not with this project. As a neighborhood, we began our efforts by gathering information and asking Council representatives to meet with us. Each of you graciously accepted and listened to our concerns. I would like all of our neighbors in Mayfield Village to know that, that we asked all seven Council people and all of them responded by coming over and viewing the property, so we are most appreciative. We took some of you, we trekked out through the mud and the snow and then when it became unbelievably cold we were forced for some of you to look out our back windows. The project renderings are aesthetically pleasing but we knew that the drawings were deceiving and we needed you to see what we saw and the result that this proposal would have on our neighborhood. All of you did. At the January 8th meeting, by invitation of Council President Mr. Saponaro, we initiated the public discussion. And we are here tonight to further state our case. This has been a collaborative effort and we do have a representative group with us. Others who could not attend sent statements of support which we will give to you. In other words, we are all in this together. We shared this proposal is not a part of the Master Plan and the major purpose of the trial