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Council Minutes of 1-20-76 -3- 9) at this time would like to ask the Mayor if he has arranged a ~aeeting with the County Commissioners in regards to setting up a Soil Cocserva~cy District. Mayor Christman stated he dictated a letter today to Commissioner Taft to ask him to set up a time for it. Mrs. Sharpe, Chairman Building, Zoning ~ Developmaent Committee, scheduled a B. Z. & D. Committee Meeting on January 28, 1976, 7:30 P.M. and requested City Engineer Childs to attend; aAd requested Clerk to notify Mr. Len Derin and concerned residents of Canterbury ftd. to be in attendance also. Mr. Coggin, Chairman Recreation, Public Parka 6 Buildings Committee, stated the residents of West Ranchview and Canterbury Roads abutting the Recreation Center have asked him to consider the possibility of placing a fence around the property where it abuts their residences for a couple of very good reasons and would like to place sane into Finance Committee. Mr. Coggin explained reasons briefly: - the residents have become plagued with youngsters continually cutting through their property and at tiles doing physical damage to sass and in Spring and Summer when the Center will be in full use they anticip~e further problems along those lines; (2) a matter of health and safety as fad ~ the new toboggan slide which is nearing completion. The ~:difice is huge with an unguarded property line along West Ranchview an~- yoaagster could stray `onto the property and seriously injure himself. Mr. Coggin feels these reasons behoove Council to consider very carefully the possibility of placing a fence lust as soon as posssible along the t~ roadways. Mr. West suggested the Recreation Committee determine haw big a fence and cost est3sate before it is referred to the Finance Committee. Mr. Coggin explained he has already asked the Engineering Dept. to come up with basic running feet estimates and it cases close to 40~ running feet. Mr. Coggin and Mr..Childs discussed the area the estimate encompasses. Mr. Wilambsky suggested the Finance Committee be provided with cost figures just to fence in the area immediate adjacent to the toboggan slide as well as cost figures for the areas Mr. Coggin discussed. Mr. Coggin discussed the problems the residents on West Ranchview sad Canterbury are experiencing not only from the people using the Rec Canter but all walkers from the schools have a esave#~ent cut-through from driveway entrance off Lorain Rd. Discussion continued. Mayor Christman suggested that while looking at fencing to alas look at as alternate. Suggested looking at trying to control the point at which people can cut through and if this pattern does develop get an access, if possible, to the Rec Center from Canterbury Rd. and from West Ranchview to channel the pedestrian traffic through it and perhaps save the cost of fencing the whole area. Mayor feels that if someone is of a mind to take the short cut, it is going to take a pretty good fence to stop him and explained why. Mr. Coggin will take fencing suggestion into Recreation Committee and get coat estimates far the Finance Cos~ittee. People addressing Council: Mrs. Marie Boey, 4524 West Ranchview, addressed Council ptrtaiaing to steps she has taken to atop the pedestrian traffic through her yard; damage which has been done to her shrubbery, etc. Discussion ensued. Mr. Thus Boey, 4524 West Ranchview, addressed Council regarding the*arlgfaal plan on the toboggan tower. Discussion ensued. Mr. Nicholas Miller, 4564 West Ranchview, addressed: Council regarding the problems encountered by the residents of West Raachview and asked for some. relief. President Yro Tem Saringer stated Council is concerned and will come to some determination. .,.,:<<,.R~.