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• • • Mounds View City Council Page 7 Regular Meeting June 12, 1995 Pat Novak, 8371 Knollwood Drive, said that he had taken a poll of some of the residents on Knollwood Drive to get their opinions on the issue of street widths; all residents he had polled were opposed to widening Knollwood Drive. Mr. Novac stated that if it takes emergency vehicles two minutes longer to negotiate a narrow area, that is a risk we all need to take. He felt that setting a street standard should not be part of an assessment policy. Mr. Novac urged the Council to be certain they were using tax money as efficiently as possible. David Janke, 8428 Eastwood Road, offered his comments regarding street widths and fE=_lt they should remain as they are. He quoted material from a book about common sense. Barry Tannenbaum, 8060 Red Oak Drive, said he would not be in favor of widening the streets. The fact that Red Oak Drive was not a wide street was a desirable feature when he chose his house. He would like to see the street design standards issue separated from the assessment policy. William Werner, 2765 Sherwood Road, said that he would be opposed to widening the streets and desired more research before forming an opinion regarding the assessment policy. Steve Larson, 2917 County Road H, indicated he would prefer to see the streets remain narrow and would like to see the Council spend less money. Councilmember Hankner replied that there are some hard decisions to be made in reducing the budget. Every constituent has their own opinion about which programs should funded and which programs should be cut. She indicated that budget meetings had begun and that ways to cut spending were being addressed. Ms. Hankner also explained that City governments were experiencing more financial burdens because monies at the State level were being shifted to Human Services and Educational programs. Barbara Haake, 3024 County Road I, explained that she had recently attended a subcommittee meeting of the Rice Creek Watershed District. She urged the Council to make the street width standards 28 feet or less, and felt the assessment policy should be a 25 percent assessment. Judy Rygh, 8368 Red Oak Drive, said she would prefer to see the streets remain narrow and that making the streets wider would be an unnecessary financial burden. In order to form an opinion regarding the assessment policy, she felt she needed to study the issues.