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Minutes of the Regular. Meeting of Council Monday, April 16, 2018 Page 4 . We have been told that this light was put up for a safety reason and also to, address the problem of teenage gangs that roam Zorn Lane, although I have to tell you, I have yet to see any gang. There are only 13 houses on Zorn so that would be quite a feat. So, I guess the question I have is if this was a safety measure, why weren't the residents notified? A few years back we were all told about the rash of break-ins with the cars. If it was so serious to put this .light up, it would seem to me we should have been told about the situation creating this. Iknow that Council did not know anything at all abont the light situation until NIr. DiFranco came and spoke with you. So, I want to thank all of you for listening and I hope that you can help us. Over there against the back wall is my next-door neighbor. He came with me for moral support. He and his wife Rose, they also do not want the nature of the lighting in our neighborhood changed. Tha.nk you very much. - Dino DiFranco 553 Zorn Lane I would also like to point out my neighbor Gene is also in the back row: Council, we have provided Council a letter that's sigried by every resident within eyesight of the street light placed on Zorn Lane. The letter proposes specifics for a better lighting solution including location, style and a light to satisfy all the residents. The letter includes residents' names, addresses and signatures and is also signed by the resident who asked the Mayor for the street light. No one is happy with the present street light and we are speaking in unison asking that Council follow through on the specifics in the letter and remedy this problem, preferably before the next Council meeting. In our 30 years in the Village, we have never needed to protect our neighborhood from harmful changes but our experiences with this light and not being informed or consulted in advance has led our neighborhood to become very concerned regarding what could happen in the future. Throughout this experience we have heard and seen statements which do not reflect our opinions arid positions. We actually limited the signatories in the letter to those immediately impacted by the light, but there are many more residents wishing to sign on. For the past 60 years our neighborhood has maintained a little feel arid setting and we are now very concerned that due to the wide surveys and other factors, this area that we chose and made investments in is at risk. It is clears that surveys have not conv.eyed our positions and we are concerned that actions will be taken in our neighborhood which do not reflect our positions. We believe our letter is the best survey and that all parties involved were provided an opportunity to- participate and all agreed to a path forward. Council you see here tonight the many residents who are not happy with the light that was installed. We hope they respect the effort that we put forth to find the path forward where all the residents agree to make a quest to reality.