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COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 22, 1996 residents, why not address their concerns. If the School District or the City does not want to discuss or cooperative then the issue is stuck in the same position. Mayor Landers told Mr. Weigold that he wanted to give other speakers the chance to voice their concerns. Mr. Weigold said he did not want to take so much time, but he was told his questions were going to get answered. Mr. Ahrens said he would talk to the School District about Option F and then sit down with the residents and discuss the entrance in detail. Mr. Weigold asked if there would be another mailing because it looks like you will have to mail notices to the entire City. Council Member Lyden asked if Mr. Weigold has specific questions he wants answered, is it possible that he and Mr. Ahrens get together and discuss his concerns. Mr. Weigold said that this needs to be a meeting open to all the public with another mailing. Mr. Ahrens said that he does not want to go over any option in detail until he learns what option the City Council is leaning toward. They may think that Option D is the best and he does not want to talk about Option F if that is not what the City Council favors. Mr. Ahrens said that he will talk with the City Council and then will talk to Mr. Weigold giving details of the proposal. Mr. Weigold thanked the City Council for their time. He said that the City Council should look at the legality of the Superintendent and Rehbein sitting down and discussing assessments and how they dictate what the road will be and what it will not be. He said he is no legal expert, however from a legal standpoint, the City needs to look at this. If it was you or me looking at a road coming past our place, we would not have to much to say about what the assessment amount will be. Don Valenta, Council Member, City of Lexington - Mr. Valenta said since there are children from his area that will be attending the middle school, they looked at all the options that are before the City Council this evening. He said that his City Council voted unanimously to support any option that would involve a signal light. As for any other portion of the middle school proposal, only the local -residents input should be considered. Julie Kent, 141 Wild Flower Drive - Ms. Kent said that many proposals have been mentioned to the residents but only once was it mentioned by OSM, about how the children who are required to walk to the middle school up Second Avenue are going to arrive there safely. It was stated that this is where the sidewalk will be in the future. Ms. Kent asked what is the future? Is the future when some kid walking up Second Avenue gets killed because the traffic is now 35 mph but generally runs 40 to 45 mph? She said with the increased traffic flow and the changes that will be made because of the new middle school, the traffic is going to be heavier and going at a higher rate of miles per hour. She asked again, what is the future? There was no time frame given as to when the future sidewalk, walking trail would be installed for the children. Mr. Ahrens explained that the trail along Lake Drive and Second Avenue are indicated as future needs of the City because they are some of the major roadways through the City. He said Second Avenue is a collector street, however there are no time frames as to when the walking trails will be installed. Mr. Ahrens said that whenever the roadway is reconstructed, which is quite far in the future, walking trails could easily be made part of that PAGE 33