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Mounds View City Council June 23, 2003 Regular Meeting Page 9 1 Ms. Thompson indicated that she has lived on County Road H for 37 years and knows that the 2 sidewalk on the south side is used and she sees parents walking down to meet their kids and 3 crossing with them. She then commented that Pike Lake School has adult crossing guards out 4 there every morning regardless of the weather. 5 6 Ms. Thompson commented that it is possible to bus 1200 children for the amount of money this 7 sidewalk would cost. She then said that she feels the City needs to look at a different way to 8 solve the problem and she does not think this will bring the neighborhood together. 9 10 David Vinkstra of 3000 County Road H2 suggested that strict law enforcement might generate 11 enough revenue to pay for the bussing. 12 13 Mayor Linke clarified that the City could not use TIF funds to bus the children as there are 14 stringent regulations that govern the use of those funds. 15 16 Dave Tillman of 5166 Long View Drive indicated he would like to have the sidewalk as he 17 thinks it is necessary for the children and to move residents between neighborhoods. He then 18 commented that all new communities install sidewalks. He also commented that not having 19 bussing has had a huge impact on his family. 20 21 Elizabeth Jezzo of 5046 Silver Lake Road indicated that she supports the sidewalk because as an 22 adult she resents the fact that this is a safety issue just for children. She then said it is nearly 23 impossible to cross the street and she likes to go down to Long Lake Park with her dog without 24 having to walk along other people’s yards. She further commented that she has nothing in the 25 easement, has access on Silver Lake Road and, as long as TIF funds are used she has nothing to 26 lose so she would like to see the sidewalk. 27 28 Jennifer Kravek of 5092 Rainbow Lane indicated she has two daughters at Edgewood and the 29 majority of students walk down Edgewood Drive to Woodcrest and use the sidewalk on the other 30 side. She then said that she agrees with Mr. Ivory that increased patrol in the area would help to 31 slow drivers down. She further commented that she used to work for a bus company that had 32 paid people that stop traffic to cross students. 33 34 Ms. Kravek volunteered to stop traffic to get the kids across the street. 35 36 Jerry Blanski of 2933 Wooddale Drive commented that he does not have children using this 37 facility and he does not live on County Road H or on a nearby side street. He then said that he 38 sees this as a District 621 problem created when they stopped bussing and, not surprisingly, there 39 is a representative from the district here to speak on behalf of approval of the sidewalk. 40 41 Mr. Blanski indicated that residents are being asked to pay for a sidewalk to cause a problem 42 caused by the School District. He then commented that if all the cities in the area faced with the 43 same predicament all spent $363,000 that amount of money would bus the children to Alaska. 44 45