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MINUTES City Council November 23, 1988 Imp. Plo. Fahey asked if ther•e was anyone fr•om the general public pr•esent wishing 88-24 to comment on this matter. (Cont.) Russ Fisher, 208 Ryan Drive, appeared before the Council and asked if Ryan Drive was ever~ inspected by the City when it was being constr~ucted. Fahey pointed out that Ryan Drive is not a City road and has never been accepted by the City. Scalze pointed out that the reason the improvement is being considered is because the City has r•eceived a petition signed by 35% of the benefited pr~operty owners requesting the improvement. Fisher• reported that three times he has impr•oved the shoulder~ of the r•oad adjacent to his pr~oper~ty, and the material keeps disappearing. Fisher reported that the entir~e road is disappear•ing. Fisher• questioned the ability of Ar~t Ryan to develop Ryan Industr•ial Park without providing pr~oper• access into the area. Fahey asked the City Engineer for the thinking of the then present Council in allowing Ryan Drive to go in when it would never• meet City specifications. The City Engineer~ reported that the City informed Mr. Ryan that the r•oad would never• meet City standar•ds. The Engineer~ stated that the r~oad was str•ictly an exper•iment to see if it would hold up, pointing out that ther~e i s 30 feet of peat under• that r•oad. Scalze asked Fisher what Ryan told him about the r•oad at the time he pur~chased his lot. Fisher replied that Ryan never said anything about the r•oad. Fisher stated that it was his feeling that the City should never have let Ryan sell any land in the park without pr~oper~ road access. Scalze agreed that it was unfor~tunate that this was done, however•, the pr~esent Council is tr~ying to deal with the situation the best way it can. The City Engineer pointed out that in the past two overlays have been done over~ Ryan Dr~ive. Mr. Roger• Stanke, pr~oper•ty owner• on Ryan Dr•ive, reported that Mr•. Ryan paid for~ those overlays. Fisher stated that he would like to see the road improved, however, did not feel he should have to pay for the cost of doing so. Roger Stanke, 209 Ryan Drive, r•epor•ted that the r•oad condition keeps getting wor~se. Stanke agr~eed that the road needed to be repaired, however~, did not believe he should have to pay for• it. Stanke pointed out that Ryan Dr•ive i s hi s only access to hi s pr~oper•ty. Stanke al so r•epor~ted that ther•e have been some ver•y bad accidents on Ryan Dr•ive. Stanke felt that the road r•epairs should be done right and that Mr. Ryan should pay for them. Page -9-