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Counci[ Minutes of 9/18/2001 developed have now turned into potholes. He is concerned because he hasn't hear a word about that stretch of road. The city is going to spend a million dollars or more on the intersection of Claque and Lorain, but it will end at a briaz patch of berms that have not been maintained and that fill with water every time it rains and a roadway that is not acceptable. He and many people in the ward believe they have been punished far not accepting the $6 million new roadway that was proposed several years ago. He believes it is ridiculous to spend $1 million on an intersection and not have a decent roadway adjoining it. Also, the city promised to do the culverts on Lessner Road two years ago and it has not been done. President Saringer said that she consistently asks about the resurfacing of south Claque Road. As recently as last week, she asked Mr. Bohlmann about it. She asked why it could not be included in the Issue 2 legislation. Service Director Bohlmann answered that Claque Road had been looked at to some degree. It was felt the city's chances were better with the four projects that were chosen because the $6 million grant was turned down several years ago and members of the county staff are on the Issue 2 staff and they remember that. The projects chosen for the Issue 2 application include: Lorain Road, due to the fact that the state is going to repave in 2003 and the city would like to put new curbs in; Butternut Ridge Road, which has some significant and terrible drainage problems; Grace Road because there are some sanitary problems that still affect residents and there are some sever storm problems; Great Northern Boulevard, which has a great amount of traffic, the approach ramps southbound and westbound need work and the island tops are in a disastrous condition. North Claque Road is going to be repaved in 2003. We would like to rebuild the intersection first and perhaps sometime next yeaz or the year after ask Council to do some engineering services to look at the alternative for Claque Road-whether it should be three or fow lanes, and whether the curve should be straightened out. The city feh those other four streets had some higher priorities than south Claque Road even though we recognize the fact that there's a significant amount of traffic there. If need be, another skin coat can be put down to hold it together. President Saringer said she would urge the Council, and specifically the Streets & Drainage Committee, to take Claque Road into consideration. She does not believe the residents will consent to a four-lane highway which would permit truck traffic. We should pursue this as a three-lane road. Mr. Limpert, chairperson of Streets & Drainage, said he would look into the issue Councilman McKay commented that he was the chairperson of Streets & Drainage at that time. The residents came and expressed very vehemently that they did not warrt a four- iane road. He explained to them that the city did not have the money to repair that street the way it should be and did not know at any time in the future when we would have the money. It was their choice to accept the road as it was rather than have afour-lane road and the curve straightened. The county at that time was very unhappy. A number of years prior to that, Council had with open arms accepted the widening of that road. 5o he can understand why the county will not put any more money into it. We turned them down once, and they are not going to come back and offer us money again, especially when there are so many streets to be repaired throughout the county. 9 1