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CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MARCH 2, 1982 Z-z 9. MSA PROJECT - CONTINUED: --Bohrer - would be more costly because it would necessary to purchase 30 ft. on the west side vs filling 15 ft on the east. He explained all the property owners were offered the same rate of compensation. The compensation for the land has not been the determining factor whether to agree to an easement. --Eleanor Raleigh - asked what will happen to the Maple trees that are within the staked area. --Bohrer - stakes indicate the limit of the easement to be purchased. If right on the line, chance they could be saved. --Eleanor Raleigh - upset about the destruction of the wooded area. Going to have a freeway, speeds up to 55 mph, traffic will increase because all the people from Lake Jane will use this road. Thinks this road is being built for the people in that direction. --Bohrer - have never heard from anyone, one way or the other, other than the residents who live on the road. --Lyle Slawson 5550 Keats Avenue - times different now - Federal Government is busted, State of Minnesota is busted and we're taking and using an MSA funding to put a burden on a select few people for a high- way. Seems when you make a highway, and benefit the township that the costs should be spread over the entire City. Oppose6 the road - destroying the rural atmosphere. Sees no benefit to the residents who are living on this road - except for a select few people. Farmers are not getting any benefit. Farmers are the ones who have saved this land and kept it the way it is now, not the people who moved out and bought 5 acres 2-3 years ago. Destroying the farm area a little at a:.tme. Does not feel it is right to put a burden on a select few people. Presently five small farms on this road today and have kept it farm land. If a developer got it it would be 'all houses, if a big farmer got it, everything would have been cleared off and plowed every bit of ground and loaded it with pesticides. Once you drive the small farmers out there isn't another small farmer who will come in, could not afford it - will be a land company or a large farmer. Neither one is interested in that land. Land is the most important thing we have right now. Cannot match it with a dollar sign. Wasn't it the intent of the Comp Plan to preserve the small farmer? Destroying it in a little area because we have this funding. If did not have the funding Keats Avenue would not be mentioned. In the nine years hatre been out here - have not seen one car stuck on Keats Avenue except in the winter time - has to be a good road. Just because we have this money why do we have to use it on this one mile - isn't there a better way for this money to be used? Not against MSA funding; but the State is busted. State announced they are cutting back on highway construction because they are broke. Here taking this money and putting a burden on a handfull of people. How much are you paying for trees? --Bohrer - each tree will be appraised on its'own worth. --Slawson - if the road is built - should set up a different type of funding over and above the MSA funding. Should be done for all the gravel roads in the township. --Fraser City could not begin to consider paving - cost prohibitive. Slawson - all of the people should share the cost. --Mottaz - this is the easiest way on the homeowners to fund a road. Many farm communities have blacktop roads, property owners were not forced to sell, did not change the rural atmosphere. Several points that cannot agree with.