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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 8 Mr. Sonterre indicated he has sat with the police out there running laser and only those going 1 more than 15 m.p.h. over the limit were ticketed. The speeding continues and he has not seen an 2 increase in tickets. 3 4 Mr. Sonterre indicated that this is not just something for kids that go to Sunnyside. He then 5 explained that he has experienced parents in New Brighton that will not their children walk home 6 with his and cross County Road H at an uncontrolled intersection. 7 8 Mr. Sonterre indicated the Comprehensive Plan calls for interconnected pathways for the 9 neighborhoods and this fits that regardless of whether there is a path in New Brighton. He then 10 said there is a path in New Brighton but it endangers his kids to get to it. 11 12 Mr. Sonterre indicated he has discussed this matter with Public Works Director Lee and he wants 13 to be considerate of the neighbors whose yards and lives would be impacted by this sidewalk. He 14 then said he would prefer to have the five foot concrete sidewalk even though it would require 15 purchasing a piece of equipment for maintenance. He further commented that the savings the 16 City gains from making the path narrower would pay for half of the machine this time and the 17 rest could be paid over time as the City builds more smaller paths rather than the six and a half 18 foot. 19 20 Mr. Sonterre indicated that the Comprehensive plan calls for this and it is for public safety. He 21 then commented that this is not a your back yard my back yard thing this is a Mounds View issue 22 that is a safety and convenience issue. He then asked Council to be considerate of residents and 23 balance the costs versus the public safety need. 24 25 David Jahnke of 8428 Eastwood Road commented that he is still really confused as to the 26 priorities of this City because the City borrowed over $1,000,000 to keep a golf course running 27 that has never made any money but the City cannot figure out how to get its children to school 28 safely. He then suggested the money borrowed to the golf course would be more appropriately 29 spent to get these kids bussed to school and maintain their safety. He also commented that the 30 golf course report upset him because there was no financial information in it at all. 31 32 Kimberly Thompson of 5051 Long Lake Road indicated she has a very small house and this 33 sidewalk would severely impact her as it would be 11 to 14 feet outside her windows. She then 34 said she had conducted an informal study to determine how many kids walk along that side and, 35 over the course of the two weeks that she kept track, she found one 15 year old boy walks on that 36 side. 37 38 Ms. Thompson indicated that her privacy would be seriously impacted not to mention that her 39 driveway would be shortened so much that it would be almost unusable. 40 41 Ms. Thompson indicated there are some nice things going on in the City and she likes the 42 Comprehensive Plan as it applies to the walking and scenic trails but this sidewalk is not needed. 43 She further commented she is already the recipient of trash being deposited by pedestrians and 44 putting a sidewalk in front of her house would only add to the problem. 45