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MINUTES -REGULAR MARCH 24, 197? ~ .,,,/} Page 2 ~ ~ `~ Wm. Schultz, stated he felt tine City should giYe the residents some reduction in the cost of the project as the new street will save the City the "excessive and high" Maintenance costs. Ethel Haeberlin, 1625 Hollywood Court -inquired whether or not the HOLLYWOOD COURT elderly would receive arty financial assistance in paying the assess- PUBLIC HEARING meat. Council informed her that there was a resolution on the agenda (CONT.) for adoption of a deferrment for special assessments for persons 65 years of age or older. Marion Hood, 1597 Hollywood Court -stated the street definitely needs improvement and she goes along with the 30 ft. wide street with concrete curb and gutter. S'he also inquired as to why the phone company had not backfilled properly after digging trenches to bury cable. She also wanted to know is something could be done about the traffic situation on Snelling and Larpentuer. ~e stated that when going west on Larpenteur and attempting to take a left turn, on the arrow, and cross to Snelling Drive to get to Ho17..ywood Court, she has had several close calls with cars heading east on Larpenteur who atteanpt the right turn on red on to Snelling Avenue. .Jean Pinkerton, 1617 -stated she is in favor of the ~ ft. wide street with concrete curb and gutter and the 14 ft. alley on the North. She stated if you put anything down it should be the best qual- ity for durability. Harney Frye, 1603 -stated he concurs with Wm. Schultz, Jean Piner- ton, and Marion Hood on the 30 ft. wide street with concrete curb and gutter and on the traffic situation on Larpenteur and'Snelling Avenue. Gary 0!Hara, 1582 -stated he lives on the corner lot on the south side. He has two lots and he measured~~e street in front of his house and it measured~.'20' wide. He e~ressed concern about the pos- sibility of losing 5' of his property if the street goes 30'. He stated he was still against the pro~sct as he felt it'_would be too expensive as he has two lots and especially if he were to'lose part of his property also. Engineer Lemberg replied he would try to work out s~nething there on the corner whereby Mr. O'Hara xould not have to lose any land. He stated the City might be able to leave the width at 20'. Evelyn Peterson, l62l~ -stated she is for the pra3ect at 30' wide with concrete curb and gutter. She stated we should go ahead as the price will only go up if the pro3ect is postponed any longer. She Further stated that the south alley should b® checked as it is very difficult, when coming south from Larpeateur, to make a turn into it. Frank Newman, 1590 -inquired whether the City had adopted a resolution to get State Aid Funds released for projects other than State Aid designated pro3ects. He was informed we had passed a resoln:ti~on to that effect but that no action had been taken by the State Legisla- ture as yet. Mr. Newman further stated that when the phone company