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1434 Nilsen I see many of them -°ralking in the street on both T,arnenteur and Arona. In the ~^+int>,:r, :~snecially. No~ody sho~r~,ls a path along the boulevards for them. Coppini '~ay I ask the `Tillage Attorney if we are committed in any way because we have put "No Thoroughfare" signs at both ends? Graham No, we are not committed. ~t all. The law says no vacation is to be made unless it is in favor of the public. Sam Carlson If this alley is vacated, no one can go through, even pedestrians? Shavor Not even pedestrians. Graham I think we could barricade it. Johnson I had. thought of planting shrubbery in there which would prohibit vehicular traffic but permit pedestrian traffic. Cars pull in there and use it for a Lover's Lane. Shavor How many times does that happen? Johnson Quite often. Shavor What a•e our policemen doing? Johnson He can't get in there. Nilsen He could shine a light in there. It serves no function as far as vehicular traffic is concerned, but pedestrian traffic is another problem, I vrould like to see sidewalks on Larpenteur before the alley is closed to pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Johnson Someone stole the tire off my wheelbarrow and a snow tire. Shavor That happens in other alleys and even vrr~ere there are no alleys. I feel I have to go along vrith the planners and the planning commission. I am not in favor of giving away Village property. Vacation would result in the acquisition of about X500.00 worth of property to each abutting property owner. 4`ie don't know the ultimate value of that property, To my way of thinking, we can achieve practically the same result as vacating if we barricade the street against vehicular traff.'ic in such a manner that. vrould permit Johnson entry to his garage. , V~arkentien 1";e might nedd an alley there to accommodate commercial T~roperty in the future, probably twenty or thirty years from now. Shavor 3y that time some of those houses will be ovor forty years old and someone might come along and buy them for commercial use. Then the~e would be the possibility of the Village having to nay good money for it. Johnson If it is vacated, the village will receive tax benefits. Shavor The Village gets only 10%. For the present, and under conditions as they exist, it seems to me that barricading the a_11ey to prohibit vehicular traffic would serve your purpose just as v~~ell.