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Council Minutes of 8/20/2002 being spent on the library. Mayor Musial said he cannot comment as to why letters have not been sent out. He does know that Capt. Wozniak is in charge of that particular activity and he is out of town until tomorrow. With regards to the selection of the spots that will not have school guards, that was determined by a committee comprised of individuals from the Police Department, the school administration and the Safety Director. They came to their conclusion that these particular spots would not effectively affect the safety of the kids. Also, the schools have staggered the starting and departure times at some of the schools so that three school guards will have double shifts within the two hours that they are being paid. With regard to some of the other students, the schools have increased busing to accommodate the loss of school guards. Mr. Erich asked if the administration will take the responsibility if these children get hurt where there are no crossing guards. Mayor Musial said the committee is comprised of perhaps the best judges in that area. This is a project in progress. When schools do open, there will be policemen at various locations making judgment decisions at that time. Then the group will get together and re-evaluate what they have done. Mr. Miller listed the posts to be eliminated: Dover and Lorain; Sparky and Lorain; Butternut and Burns; Porter and Lorain, two positions; Country Club and Victoria; Sweetbrier at Pine School; McKenzie and Southern. As long as he can remember, there has been a crossing guard at Lorain and Dover Center. He feels strongly it's not the wisest thing to do to not have a guard there. Regarding the library, Mayor Musial said the demolition of James Lumber has been put out to bid, and the bids are being evaluated. Rock Creadon, 29960 Broxbourne Road, lives across from the pumping station. His concern is the wetlands enhancement program and Broxbourne Road being brought up to the proper specifications of the plat, which is a 20 foot road. The wetland enhancement program was supposed to go down Elmhurst Avenue. At the last moment, it was changed to go down Whitehaven and Broxbourne. There is a manhole right before the ditch on Broxbourne and it's about three inches above the street-it is hit by snowplows on a regular basis and is causing a safety hazard for city workers. The street across the drainage ditch is less than 15 feet wide on Broxbourne just before the pump station and also just before his driveway. The pump station was built at a cost of $275,000, and he is paying over $5,000 a year in property taxes now that the school issue has passed. Residents do not want access to the wetlands through Elmhurst Avenue. The city is already using Braxbourne because the pump station is there. The county is using Broxbourne to access the project that is being done there. It would take 1/3 of the paving to put the gate and the access road right at the end of Broxbourne. He doesn't have a problem with it. The pump station is the next thing that is plowed right after Lorain Avenue. So, if they needed access to that in the winter time, they would have it. He has had to install a fire hydram at the end of Broxbourne at the end of his property. The street does not extend to the fire hydrant. In the winter time, the snow is plowed to the end of the street blocking the hydrant. Postal vehicles must back up on Broxbourne, which is a violation of postal regulations. When the street was paved in 1998, they stopped just short of his driveway. He asked why, and was told that the street would be finished after the pump station was finished. The pump station was finished in 1999. The county says they will restore the street to the present condition they will not widen it or put it where it should be. This will probably be the last time that Broxbourne Road is going to be 11