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-7- membership in St. Anthony. The Mayor agreed with the Councilman that there would probably not be enough interested people to support another business club in the • City now that the Chamber of Commerce had been reorganized so successfully in St. Anthony. In his November 9th. memor.andum, Mr. Childshad extensively reported on the contro- versy which had developed around the request from the Fosston Townhouse Board of Directors for the restriction of all parking on the east side of Foss Road immediately adjacent to the townhouses." The Manager had also included in the agenda packet copies of correspondence between himself and the ..residents of the townhomes, including those whose homes abut the roadway who oppose the "No Parking" signs; Caravelle apartment owners and residents who support the signs, and the St. Anthony Health Center, whose staff and visitors normally avail themselves of the one hour parking permitted along the west side of Foss Road. A copy of Chief Hickerson's November 14th recommendation to Mr. Childs that parking only be -restricted within the 30 feet' of roadway north of the 37th Avenue N.E. intersection where the fire hydrant is located and not on the additional 94-1/2 feet of roadway beyond the Fosston driveways, since cars parked on that area would not interfere with vehicles turning onto 37th Avenue, had been attached to the Manager's recommendation to the Council . Mr. Childs ' October 29th letter to all interested parties inviting them to attend the Council meeting had also -informed them that the requested signs had been removed until the Council had an opportunity to sort out the strong divergences of opinion about the signs between the Fosston Townhouse Association and the six townhome owners most affected by the erection of the signs. There were about a dozen people present to represent those who favor or opposed the signs. Mrs. R. E. Dobrzynski ,-Pr_esident of the Fosston Association, Inc. and two • residents of the townhomes who support the retention of the signs, which they per- ceive to be essential to driver and walker safety along that street, and Mr. and Mrs. John Madden and Eugene McDonough who spoke for the homeowners along that particular 'stretch of roadway who reject the signs ' necessity and perceive their erection as "unjustified, as they would deny us the guest .parking the adjacent . Caravelle Apartments complex enjoys, " were present to discuss their differences. A neutral viewpoint was provided by..Mr. Mike Miller, the nursing home representative who had remained for the purpose of finding out just what the City intended to do on Foss Road. The City had received a petition for the signs which had been signed by 40 Caravelle Apartment residents, as well as. a letter from the Caravelle owner, supporting the restricting of parking in front of the townhomes. Mrs. Dobrzynski indicated her unhappiness that the signs had been taken down after the City had heard from a minority of the townhome owners, especially John Madden, who she perceived as having an undue influence on the Council , opposing the signs. Mrs. Dobrzynski indicated she believed the.-Council should take into account the fact that there would be only 25 feet of roadway.between curbs on Foss Road once it snows, and there would be less than 17 .feet for vehicles to pass between cars parked on both sides of the street: She indicated many of the residents along the street are elderly and find passing in that limited space to be very difficult. She and Mrs. Koch emphasized .the difficulty experienced by bus riders trying to avoid being hit walking home from the bus line. The Association President said the residents who were opposing the 'signs already had more, parking spaces available to them than the rest of the townhome residents and she questioned why they couldn't park across the street in the one hour parking. Mrs. Dobrzynski believed those residents ' reaction to be a selfish one. • John Madden responded by saying he could see the need for restricting parking near the intersection and fire hydrant but not that which would prohibit parking in an area he measured to be at least 124 feet away from the intersection. Mr. Madden indicated he perceived Foss Road to. be the same diwth as other residential streets