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Council Minutes of 11/5/2003 installed and the ditch enclosure program was discontinued in 2003. The Service Director felt that the city was obligated to install the pipe. The Service Department did install the pipe on October 13, 2003. During the course of this activity, Mr. Driscoll discovered that there was another similar situation at 3920 Evelyn Drive, and the storm crew piped in that ditch on October 17. To the best of his knowledge, the city has now completed their obligations on piping of the roadside ditches. 9) The completion of the Lorain Road paving will be done in five days, weather permitting. There will then be isolated work zones to be taken Gaze of, miscellaneous concrete work and the tree lawn restoration. 10) The library project is coming along on schedule. The brick facing is complete on the east and north walls, and work is continuing on the west wall. All of the interior stud walls are installed and plumbing and electrical rough-in is proceeding. The curb installation is roughly 97% complete, and the paving of the driveway and parking azea, is slated to begin next week. 11) Ten companies have picked up bid packets for trash collection, and the bid opening is scheduled for next week. 12) With regard to Claque Road south, the Courny Engineer has surveyed the condition of the road. They have slated this road for improvements in their 2005 or 2006 operations resurfacing program, depending on cost and availability of funding. They have identified a scope of work to be performed, and in two or three weeks they will be prepared to discuss this project with the city. 13) On November 11 at 1 p.m. the city will hold a Veterans' Day celebration. Everyone is urged to attend. Councilman Gareau asked for an update on the Bradley Road sidewalk project. Mayor Musial said that, as of today, most of the concrete but not all the concrete has been installed. The Metropazks does have their portion of the work in their budget and it should be completed by March of 2004. Councilman Nashar asked if it would be possible to extend the hours of the crews working on Lorain Road as many of the business owners aze complaining about the traffic conditions. Service Director Driscoll said the work is right on schedule. With the next five good paving days (good weather), the project will be complete. Without incurring additional costs to the city, he can't force the contractor to work extended hours to complete the project in a faster time. Councilman McKay said a resident in his ward suggested that to keep traffic flowing better on Lorain Road the work on the curbs should be done on alternate sides. Working on both sides cuts off two lanes of traffic. Councilman Dailey expressed concern that the county does not have Claque Road south scheduled until 2005/2006. He is sure that Council and residents want something done on Claque Road sooner than that because of the unsafe conditions. Esthetically, he can understand waiting to get a complete job done, but is there anything that can be done to get it taken care of for the short term? Service Director Driscoll said the Service Department has been filling in holes that require some asphalt. Also, attention has been 3