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COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 22, 1996 OSM official who have indicated nothing other than most of the line of pine trees be saved. Mr. McClellan said that if he is mistaken, he wanted to be corrected. Mr. McClellan said that someone talked about a state aid loss on the first Option F. He said he does not have a clue of what that means to the School District because there is nothing to do with state aid for schools tied to roads. However, the City does have a state aid concern with roads. Mr. McClellan said that one option that was reviewed did not qualify for state aid funding. The School Board is aware of this and is concerned because the School District does not think that would have been a good option for the City because not only would it means a loss of state aids for roads, Elm Street itself would not qualify for state aid anytime. He said that the School District could still support that option however, it would be a terrible decision for the City to make and loose the ability to even repair the street. The only connection with the loss of state aid means that it can only refer to the City's ability to put state aid money in roads and has nothing to do with the School District. Mr. McClellan said that there was a request to postpone the issue and ask the City to put more pressure on the School District. He said that this is the most ludicrous thing he has heard this evening. The School District asked the City for a postponement on the assessments because OSM and the City Engineer were not ready to talk about them and the School District still does not know what the assessments will be. Mr. Houle talked about them a little bit this evening, however, until the road is designed, there is no one in this room that can answer that question. Mr. McClellan said that once the road is designed, the School District is eager to get on with the discussion of the assessments. Mr. McClellan noted that a person asked this evening if he told the rest of the community that this issue was coming up at this time. He said he did and recalled earlier meetings with about 50 neighbors to broaden that issue across the community is responsible. He said that he supports Options A, B and F. He noted that Mr. Cheesebrough talked about Option F being the preferred option. Someone mentioned that the driveway near the overflow parking lot by the baseball field should be gated. He thought that was an excellent suggestion and will be looked at if Option F is selected. Someone asked if pathways/walkways will be in before the middle school is opened. Mr. McClellan said absolutely and he meant the pathways that give children safe passage to the middle school, not the pathways on site. If those pathways are not constructed, the School District will bus the children to the middle school. Mr. McClellan said that he could be quoted on this issue, he will put it in writing. The School District will not subject children to walking to the middle school if there are no safe pathways. Mr. McClellan said that he wanted to clarify the answer to the question of safe pathways along Second Avenue. He said there will be pathways along Elm Street at least to Second Avenue. If it is determined that is where the cut-off should be and it is not safe to walk on Second Avenue then those children will be bused. It does not matter that they live less than a mile from the middle school. If the pathway is not there, they will be bused. No child will walk on Elm Street if there is no pathway. To get safe passage to PAGE 37