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riznu•res Ci.ty Council Oct:. 9, 1.985 Little Canada Pahey staCecl that the property owners are not certain what the stakes f:oad & 35 E i.n their property repr.esenr.< Pahey stated that i.t appears to hi.m [o Project be the constructi.on easement and the blaclctop Cliat Chey see now will (Cont.) be essenti.ally the same. Fahey su;gested that atter the meeting Van t3erlcom could di.scuss this with the individual property avners. Pahey recommended ttiat the City scrap the Uil<e paCh and sidewaLk f.or the time being and r.eassess the situati.on at a latier daCe. Pahey asked i.f this was done zf.' the City could sti7.1 use StaCe-Ai.d funds Lor the bike path and sidewallc< Wel.tzi.n stated that they could. Fahey suggested thaC the north side of. the str.eet have a no part<i.ng ban and that shoulder could be i.nFormally used f.or caa llci.ng and bi.lcing. Nar.dini sta[:ed that she sees a problem more on the south side of the street and suggested that the Ci.ty not i.nstall the si.decval.k, but still put in the bi.lce patki on the north si.de of the street> Mr.. Tessi.er pointed out that there ar.e two homes on the north side oE the stireet that are very cl.ose to the. bl.aclctop ri.ghC now. Mrs. Pr.eeman stated that she felt the bilce path beLonoed on CenCer.vi,ll.e Road and to Spooner F'artc. Nardini commented that there are people ricting bi.lces on Littl.e Canada Road< P4rs. Scalze stated Chat people living on the west side of the £reeway come across the freeway to play ball. at St, John's. Mr. Kimmens aslced where snow would go in the wi.nter< I~Sr, Van F3erkom replied thaC the snoco would be stored on the bilce path. Mrs< Scalze stated that i.[ the bike path and sidewaltc are scraped, the blacktop ~oill. be essenCi.al.ly where it is noco. Van l.lerlcom stated that there are some ar.eas in which the bl.acictop wi11 be 8 Leet beyoncl where it i.s now, but i.t wi.11 sti11 Ue wi.thin the right-of-way. ~Pahey f.e1t that due to t.he strong neig,hborhood opposition the bi.ke path and sideoralk shoul<1 be scraped. Pahey pointed out that they could always be i.nstalled later on if the City felt it necessary. Pahey f.e1t that the roadcoork will be a benefiC to Che City. Scalze agreed. One member of the audience asked why t.he bilw path could not foll.ow the evater cvorks ri.ght-o£-way. Scalze stated that there :i.s a path proposed for the nor.th side of the ditch already. Fahey stated that if the Counci.l. was to consider the b:ike path or sidewallc in the future it would be elone at public hear.ings. Scalr,e stated that she £elt people could use ttie exisCing shoulder. Yage -9-