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Mounds View City Council February 28, 2000 Regular Meeting Page 18 the alternatives should be examined to insure the safety of the children and adults who live in the area, and to keep traffic flowing as it should. Mary Kay Walsh Kasmerick, 8345 Pleasant View Drive stated she was opposed to the light control at the end of Pleasant View Drive. She stated everyone else has presented a macro-view of this matter, and she would like to provide two micro-views for consideration. She explained that the proposal, because of the design curves, actually cuts off part of the driveway of the senior residence. She stated this is a very steep driveway that goes underneath the building. She explained that if vehicles come up the driveway, and it is truncated, they would not be able to see over the hood of their cars to see what is ahead of them, and this was an accident waiting to happen. Mrs. Walsh Kasmerick stated her husband has lived on Pleasant View Drive for ten years, and she, for two years, and in that time, she has noticed an increase in through traffic. She indicated that several days ago, her husband was coming home from work in the dark, and he slowed down to make the right hand turn into their driveway. She stated a truck that was following him caught up at a high rate of speed, lost control of his vehicle when her husband slowed down, and plowed ten feet into their yard. She stated this was a good example of what increased traffic could do to a residential street. She stated there are many people who wait on the street for busses, there is daycare facility, and there is significant residential traffic in this area, all of which are her reasons for opposing the light. Janet Bona, 8235 Pleasant View Drive stated she is the mother of three children, and her house was the second house from the corner of Highway 10 and Pleasant View Drive. She explained that Pleasant View Court, which is a cul-de-sac, is located in front of her home. She stated there is a bus stop for 15 to 20 Kindergarten through fifth grade students at this location, and it was in very close proximity to Highway 10. She stated for this reason, she was very opposed to the proposed light. Carrie Neifeldt-Thomason indicated that when they looked for their house in Mounds View, not only did Mounds View appear to be a very nice community, but they liked the feel of this street as well. She stated they were not aware that this controversy or proposal existed when they purchased their home. She indicated that when they received the survey in the mail, they debated what their answer would be, and the wording of the survey led them to believe that this was the safest alternative that had been explored. She explained that as trusting citizens, they had checked “yes,” however, they are now aware that there are alternatives. Mrs. Neifeldt-Thomason stated they have one child, and would like to have more, and they are very concerned regarding the current traffic on the street. She indicated that people speed on this street, and she would never allow their son in this area of their yard, without blocking off the driveway. She added that she was very concerned about what this light would do to the neighborhood. She stated she was certain the Council would like to be responsible and look at some alternatives to make it safe for everyone in the neighborhood. Don Develak, 8305 Pleasant View Drive stated he had two primary objections to the plan. He indicated that objected to the elimination of the intersection at Westwood Drive. He explained that if you travel down Westwood Drive during the day, there are a multitude of industrial buildings and streets that are parallel to Central Avenue, and there are trucks coming in and out