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k <br /> AD. R.Dowcn <br /> o- L <br /> Page 11 <br /> September 26, 1995 <br /> 1 maintain the road by a simple milling overlay, reconstruction of the catch <br /> 2 basins that need to be reconstructed, etc. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Mr. Ulrich noted that the city will not be replacing the utilities under every street <br /> 5 reconstruction project. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Mr. Janke asked why the city won't consider keeping all the roads at the width <br /> 8 they are now. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Mayor Linke stated it is his belief the there should be a minimum width of 28 <br /> 11 feet. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Mr. Janke stated he has seen streets that have been widened from 28 to 32 <br /> 14 feet, with sidewalks, bike paths, etc. and as soon as it is opened up, the road <br /> 15 turns into a freeway. <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Ms. Hankner stated the Council is simply talking about a "when and if <br /> 18 scenario". The minimum width for this policy is 28 feet. There is only 1.4 <br /> 19 miles of streets in the city that are less than 28 feet wide, other than MSA <br /> 20 streets. These are the only ones that will have to be brought up to the <br /> 21 standard 28 feet. The council has allowed for a policy for all sorts of <br /> 22 participation by residents to be able to determine that their street would remain <br /> 23 at 28 feet if that is what they want. She thinks that the curbs are a good idea <br /> 24 as they provide aesthetic value. The council is trying to start some type of <br /> 25 maintenance plan for the future. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Mr. Janke stated what it boils down to is that the City Council decides in the <br /> 28 end what is good for the residents. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Ms. Trude asked if the council could allow for exceptions for those smaller <br /> 31 streets which may have an unusual situation. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Mayor Linke stated the resolution allows them to go to 28 feet. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Ms. Trude stated it does not give them the option to prevail on the council that <br /> 36 there may be some special circumstances and that is probably why those <br /> 37 roads were built that way in the first place. <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Ms. Trude thanked all those residents who took time to come to the meeting <br /> 40 and voice their opinions in regard to this issue. <br /> 41 <br />