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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 7, 2001 concerns. He stated the City would face another problem with the 22 homes in the area when the proposed cul-de-sac is removed. He stated he knew the road was going to go in and the developer is a good developer. He stated he sees no reason why the City should not connect the roadway. Mr. Marvin Emly, 590 62nd Street, came forward and asked if the project is buildable. He stated he does not want to see a bunch of holding ponds that become stagnant cesspools that the City has to clean up. He stated the City should not be talking about this project if the West Shadow Ponds land is not buildable. Powell advised the subdivision would have to meet all requirements including storm water, ponding and septic issues. He referred to Miller's South Glen as a similar example. Staff advised the developer could meet all the City standards for the subdivision. Mr. Emly stated the ponds in Miller's South Glen are already bad. The City needs to find a way to make the water move. Mr. Tom Drow, 6317 Red Maple Lane, came forward and d h e to many of these meetings since the beginning of the project. One o e is cerns of the project was the extension of the roadway. West Sh ad nsidered to be a concept extension and does not mean that it is . He reminded the Council that approval for a project was given at 690 6 ' There is now a house there, which causes a problem connecting to �3� �� •w Another concept was to connect to Holly Drive. The City Engineer h i ere are environmental challenges with that connection. Without the o er is no plan to extend the road. He stated there has been no conside+ . ffic " anagement to other subdivisions in the area. The road could have behen Miller's South Glen was developed. It has been stated that 6 °' tre �'ould take three (3) years worth of funding. It does not make sense to use three `' e o rth of funding for one street. He stated there has been much discussion reopen spaces and greenways within the City. He wondered if the City has set asidome land for that. He stated he believes the developer is a good developer and it is a good project. However, it does not make good sense relating to traffic management. Powell advised they did consider the extension with the recent subdivsion. A house was moved back to meet all setbacks in case the roadway was developed. This connection has been shown and indicated it would be done as development occurs. Typically, the City does accumulate funds for larger projects. Mr. Tom Brickner, 550 Hawthorne Road, came forward and stated he thought the connection would be made at some point. He stated Hawthorne Road is a very narrow road and safety is an issue. He stated it makes sense to construct the road to be connected. Hawthorne Road was not designed for a major connection.