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_~__ ~~.,o: Council Minutes of 10/1/96 Revere Drive area. The city traffic engineer has made some adjustments to the timing of the signals to help move the traffic along and to allow easier exit for the Revere Drive residents onto Butternut Ridge. It is hoped that the completion of the signalization system, which should occur in six to eight weeks, will alleviate these and other traffic problems within the city. Mr. Limpert, Chairperson of the Transportation Committee: 1) As Mr. Nashar reported, the new traffic lights are starting to be activated. Hopefully, the installation of the loops will make a difference in traffic movement. 2) He has talked with the Service Director about the flood abatement program for the Forest Ridge Development. Mr. Bohlmann will prepare an item for the development's newsletter so the residents will be informed as to the plans. 3) In response to a previous request by Mrs. Saringer who will be attending the National League of Cities conference in San Antonio, Mr. Limpert suggested several seminar topics that would be of interest to him: recreation centers; community policing; ambulance rotation. He looks forward to her report on these items and other seminars which she will attend. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Tim Bolda, 5057 Evergreen Drive, a North Olmsted High School student, asked if the city could help the Environmental Club with paper recycling. The club has stopped recycling because the company that was taking the paper began charging too much. Mayor Boyle commented that the city recycled paper, and it is included in the BFI contract. He is surprised that the schools do not have a similar provision with their waste hauler. He will check with BFI to see if some arrangement can be made or if they can suggest a company with more reasonable fees. Mr. Limpert offered to check into the recycling company used by his employer. Robert Frindt, 4084 Claque Road, spoke about the proposed widening of Claque Road. He has heard that Westlake has dropped its opposition to the widening of Columbia Road, and they have $5.7 million to widen Columbia Road from I-90 to Hilliard. He asked the Mayor whether North Olmsted would try to coordinate with Westlake in the Columbia Road widening rather than concentrating on Claque Road. Mayor Boyle replied that what is occurring is the widening of Columbia Road within Westlake and did not include what North Olmsted had been concerned with which is the continuation of Rt. 252 up to Great Northern Boulevard. The city continues to work for this project, and he believes that the continuation of Rt. 252 would better serve the city than the Claque Road widening. With regard to the Claque Road project, Mr. Frindt said he had understood that a formal request would be made for Issue 2 monies for a Claque Road plan that would include a two-lane road and drainage improvements. He asked if this had been done. Also, he said that the residents had asked that the request not only come from the Service Director's office but be endorsed by Council. Mayor Boyle said he was uncertain as to when the Issue 2 application was due. However, all applications are reviewed by Council. Since he ' did not have the paperwork in front of him, he was not sure what was on the application. 3 ~.