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S h July 19, 1966 - Page 2 large amounts of backfill will be required. In many instances the existing driveways are well below the level of the 5idewalks, and will have to be replaced. Mr. Ted Boczek, 4240 Dover Center, states that the driveway existing was based on the road level at the time there was no curb, and asked about the ditch after they fill. Mr. Ed Blake, 4737 Dover Center, asked whether water would not back up to the houses if they fill the lot$ up to the level of fihe sjdewalks. He also stated that ten years agp when his drive was put in, fihey were told to put the drive two inches above the existing road. Mr. John Patrick, 4717 Dover Center, commented that the problem is not drainags from the sidewalk to the curb, but from the sidewalks to the homes, where water will gather and go inta basemEnfis. Mr. Aquiello Vega, 4510 Dover Center, stated he was holding off on his sidewalk installation because he felt a mistake must have been made on his neighbor's, it was so high. The President Pro Tem requested that the Municipal Development Committee work with the City Engineer pn the drainage and etevafiion problems involved in this sidewalk, and try and work out some agreement. Mrs. Nick Calvitti, 23844 Lorain Road, stated the opposition of the men doing business on Lorain betwpen Columbia and Clague to the proposed parking ban on Lorain, it being her feeling that they would be severely hurfi by such a ban. Mr. Cliff Lester, doing business at 23820 Lorain, asked what recourse they would have if the parking ban did not work out and how they could petition to change it back. Mr. Ed McCullough, 23812 Lorain stated that he would surely lose business with such a ban. Although he has a rear parking area, it is boxed in by two business buildings, and customers are reluctant to use i#. Mr. James Kilroy, 3640 West 232nd, stated he felt that consideration should be given to people who have businesses atong Lorain. He pointed out that Fairview and ClevEland do not ban parking on Lorain. Mrs. Calvitti stated that the traffic problem originates at Brookpark and wesfi of there on Lorain, not at the area from Columbia to Clague. Mr. Ed Biddle, president of the corporation which owns the building in which the Calvittis do business, asked about installing parking meters to discourage people from parking all day in front of the business buildings. Mr. Charles Payne, 4303 Root Road, asked about the width of Proposed State Route