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MINUTES <br />Parks & Recreation Commission <br />August 4, 1994 <br />situation would change. <br />Mrs. Nordstrom stated that she was also not in favor of the <br />trail under the NSP power lines. <br />Wehrle thanked the property owners for their attendance at <br />the meeting, and re-emphasized that if their conditions <br />change, they should let the Commission know. Mr. Durand <br />stated that next time the Commission has a situation similar <br />to tonight's, they should let all the affected residents <br />know about the meeting, not just the property owners that <br />easements are needed from. <br />RECESS At 9:00 p.m., the Commission took a ten minute recess. <br />JACKSON 5T Wehrle stated that the City Administrator indicated that <br />TRAIL based on the bids received for the Lakeshore/Old Co. Rd. <br />C/Jackson Street construction, the Council has decided to <br />re-bid the projects in the spring of 1995. <br />Wehrle indicated that the City has received two petitions <br />from the residents in the area pertaining to the trail <br />issue. The first petition is in favor of a trail <br />improvement from Old Co. Rd. C to Australian, but does not <br />want any public sidewalks. The second petition wants the <br />Council to reverse its decision to put a trail in from <br />Demont Avenue to Australian. Wehrle stated that since the <br />Council has decided to wait until spring to begin the <br />project, they have given the matter back to the Commission <br />for their re-consideration in light of the petitions <br />received. <br />Ms. Ann Judd from 95 Old Co. Rd. C stated that when she <br />first received notice from the City on the issue, she <br />thought she had to choose between either sidewalks or <br />trails. She indicated that residents in the area were <br />definitely against sidewalks. She indicated that she was <br />attending the meeting to be updated on the matter. <br />Bill Bruce from 2604 Jackson Street stated that he saw both <br />petitions, but did not sign either of them. However, he <br />felt there were good and bad points in each petition that he <br />wanted to comment on. He stated that he was concerned with <br />the width of the street proposed. He felt that the <br />increased width will increase the speed of traffic. He also <br />felt that the curb will make it harder for children to <br />escape on to the lawn when a vehicle comes. He indicated <br />that there are high volumes of traffic on Jackson, and the <br />new stop sign has helped hold speeds down. <br />Bruce indicated that he does not favor an 8' trail since it <br />will look like a road next to a road. He is also concerned <br />-8- <br />