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r , that statement, but several. residents stated , that he did. In reference to a question from a resident, Mr. Hoelter; the developers explained that traffic counts were made of the existing traffic on the Friday before Thanksgiving for the adjacent streets along with traffic counts of a new Wal-Mart store in Mentor to project the rnIInber of trips that will be generated by this store. Mr. Hoelter maintained that drivers coming from the northwestern suburbs would use Porter Road to Mill to get to this store and he does not believe that these residential streets could support the additional traffic. Ms. Gut, a resident of Porter Road north of Mill Road, did not believed the traffic study addressed the percentage of traffic that would be using Porter Road instead of Dover Center Road to get to the Mill Road entrance. Mr. Newberry responded that local residents might do that but others would not be aware of it; he pointed out that the traffic study had projected figures for the intersection of Mill and Porter and also for Porter/Butternut Ridge and Lorain Roads. Mr. Herbster, a Porter Road resident, pointed out that Mill Road could not be w:idened at the Porter Road intersection because of the houses there and further stated that a right turn only would not be observed, just as it is not at Toys "R" Us. He would like the residents to receive a copy of the traffic study so they could study it. In reference to widening the road, Mr. Newberry suggested that the city consider acquiring additional right of way to widen the road in the areas where Wal-Mart has no property. Mr. Lepisto explained some of the Porter Road and Mill Road traffic counts. Mrs. Pishnery, who owns 4 suites on Mill Road, objected because the trucks would be right behind her property and with this truck traffic the street would no longer be residential. Mr. Pishnery thinks that Mill should be made one way., Mr. T. 0'Shea, owner of Geppetto's, pointed out that according to the traffic study, Dover Center Road would soon exceed capacity regardless of Wal-Mart. He believed that the long term plans for pover Center Road should be considered before Wal-Mart, and that this development would ha.ve a negative impact on his business because of the traffic. He had previously submitted a letter to the Chairman which will be copied for the members. Mrs. Meadows, a resident, stated that no one shops the week before Thanksgiving and su.ggested that another study be taken during the holiday. shopping season to give a comparison. Mr. Lepisto stated that this is being done now for the Engineering Department. Mr. Poppato, ownex of a body shop on the corner of Mill and Dover Center Roads, is concerned about getting his cars from the back of his shop around to the Dover Center entrance, since traffic is backed up now. He pointed out that the city had required him to change the traffic flow so that he could not ha.ve a drive from the front to the rear of his lot, and believed it would be almost impossible to get the cars out, especially while the road is being widened. He also believed that with this development there would be solid traffic from McDonald's to Great Northern Boulevard. Mr. Lepisto stated that during the widening two lanes would be left open. He also advised that part of these problems will be eliminated with the new computerized traffic signa.l system which is in the process of being installed and should be completed within the next year and a traffic signal at Dover Center and Mill which is warranted at present. Mr. Newberry gave an example of how this type of system had improved_rtraffic flow on Mayfield Road, Mr. Meadows, a resident, questioned if only 7 trucks a day were going into Wal-Mart why they could not be routed in and out of Lorain Road, and objected to tax money being used to pay for an improvement that will benefit Wal- N1art. Mr. Gorris responded that since the traffic consultant contends that signals are warranted at present at both-intersections of Mill, he believed that the inference was that installing these lights would be the city's responsibility, as well as acquiring any of the land needed, other than what belongs to Wal-Mart, for the widening.. Mr. Newberry believed that there is a need to improve Mill Road regardless of Wal-Mart and he would not suggest that the 4 ?--