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SUMMARY OF ISSUES There seem to be three options: 1. do nothing, 2. construct cul -de -sacs at the ends of Bluwood and Australian, or 3. construct a street connecting Bluwood and Australian (Jackson Street). Neighborhood input relative to these options is necessary. I suggest the neighborhood specifically address the following issues. 1. General feelings about constructing either a cul -de -sac or connection street. 2. Minimum standards if a cul -de -sac or connection street would be constructed. Specifically, discussion of the following is suggested. a. Minimum radius of cul -de -sac (30', 35', 40' or 45') b. General road reconstruction standards (Width of connection street type of curb, etc.) c. Staging of improvements. Discuss following timing options. 1. Dedicate right -of -way now. Postpone any improvements until street reconstruction is initiated. 2. Dedicate right -of -way and construct cul -de -sac without curb. Upgrade to curb when street reconstruction is initiated. 3. Construct improvements immediately to current standards (either cul -de -sacs with curb or connecting street with curb). SUMMARY OF INFORMATION The Cul -de -Sac Option A recommended standard cul -de -sac design has a 45 -ft radius to accommodate truck turn around movements (this design criteria is based upon turning radii of school buses, garbage trucks, snow plows, etc.). A right -of -way radius of 60' is compatible with this cul -de -sac dimension. Neither Bluwood nor Australian has sufficient existing right- of -way to accommodate a 45 -ft radius cul -de -sac. Therefore, either additional right -of -way would have to be acquired or a lesser standard adopted. Recognizing the right -of -way limitations and the fact that smaller radius turn arounds offer improvements over the existing situation, a cul -de -sac radius as small as 30 -ft is suggested for discussion purposes. Bonestroo, Rosene, Andcrlik & Assoc., Inc. Page 21 2