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MINUTES CITY COUNCIL NOVEMBER 25, 1998 The foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Scalze. Ayes (5) Morelan, Scalze, Fahey, Pedersen, LaValle. Nays (0). Resolution declared adopted. COUNTY Council reviewed the results of the survey of County Road B-2 ROAD B-2 residents regarding the renaming of the street. The results were that 15 property owners supported a name change, 13 were against, and 4 did not return surveys. It was noted that the ori~inal survey indicated that no response would be considered a"no" vote. George Lynch, 692 East County Road B-2, appeared before the Council to report that he strongly opposed the name change. Lynch asked the purpose of the name change, and pointed out the results of the survey. Lynch felt that the four property owners who did not respond should be considered as "no" votes. Lynch was concerned about the inconvenience that a name change would cause. Fahey reported that the rational for changing the name of the street is that County Road B-2 is no longer a"County" street, but rather has been turned over to the City. It was thought that renaming the street would be less confusing for emergency services. Scalze pointed out that the property owners are almost equally split on this issue. Scalze stated that she was not excited about chan~ing the name of the street, and pointed out that if property owners change their minds, the Council can revisit the issue. LaValle agreed there was not overwhelming support for the name change. Pedersen did not believe the name change would be a major problem, and thought that the Post Office would allow a transition period for mail delivery. Morelan indicated that the reasons for changing the name of the street are valid. Those reasons are that the street is no longer a County road, therefore, the name may be misleading to property owners along the street who have maintenance concerns. A(though there have been no delays with accessing this street by emergency vehicles, it may be more advantageous to have the street renamed, ~iven that there is another section of County Road B-2 on the west side of the freeway. Morelan felt that the issue boils down to what is the right thing to do, and did not feel the issue should be decided based on popularity.