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-12- Mr. Knox said he believed the "philosophy" which should be explored was whether this section of the St. Anthony Boulevard .should go the way of the parkway in Minneapolis or the end which has a freeway system on each end. He claimed to have more front footage on the Boulevard than anyone else and said "I 'm willing to cheerfully pay extra costs in order to preserve the sanctity and the nature of the neighborhood." He reported he had raised ten children "more than anyone else on the street" on that Boulevard and indicated at first the traffic had been a threat to them, but "thanks to the efforts of the City and some of us who lived there, we were able to restrict the entry coming from the golf course to one car which helped immeasurably". Mr. Knox said he was personally gratified to see young families moving into the neighborhood again and to have those parents present that evening voicing their concerns about their children's safety, which led him to believe that "keeping the neighborhood safe -for raising kids was far more important than being able to get a hold of funds to widen the street". Tim Horan, 2605 St. Anthony;1Boulevard, agreed that widening the street was going to make it a thoroughfare. He said "T'd like to protect the parkway as much as I can and am willing to pay extra to do that, or, at least, would like to examine other funding possibilities". Dennis Cavanaugh, 2909 St. Anthony Boulevard, agreed that the street should be retained as a parkway because he had perceived "the parkway in Minneapolis enhanced the values of the homes on it". He said he believed the assessors had always con- sidered the Boulevard properties worth more just because the "statement the parkway made was that it was a calling card for the City". Mr. Cavanaugh "begged" the City to -restrict the traffic on the Boulevard because he said he perceived its parkway • design was the reason the quality homes Mr. Kausel had mentioned had been built there in the first place. The homeowner stated it was his belief that "the St. Anthony Boulevard was an asset to the City which brought up the values of other residences, a concept supported by the City's creating a parklike area"-.at*-the end of the Boulevard where it borders Highway 88, as a "gateway to St. Anthony", which the planners considered, represented the "ambiance of the Village". Mr. Cavanaugh said he feared that once that atmosphere starts going, the Boulevard could become just like it is in front of the golf course where it would be next to impossible to sell a house because the road is almost impassable. In regard to the extension of the Boulevard into Minneapolis, Mr. Cavanaugh said he hoped the engineer who had built that part of the parkway in Minneapolis had been "canned" because the street surface is already falling apart. He said he knew from a personal conversation with someone who had first-hand knowledge, that cost saving had been the prime reason for the poor quality surface and, Mr. Cavanaugh reported, "Minneapolis is now paying for that foolish. attempt to save money". The Mayor assured him that "the engineer had also paid". Mr. Cavanaugh said because the former owner of his home hadn't had the strength to protect herself, the property had been left with no parking at all on the Boulevard. At the conclusion of his statement, Mr. Cavanaugh said he would like to see the same type of lighting along St. Anthony Boulevard in Minneapolis continued into the City's section of the street, perceiving it would add to the "statement about the street being a parkway". Mayor Sundland summed up the direction the Council perceived the St. Anthony Boulevard • residents were giving them as that they agreed the street surface and curb and gutters had to be done but the property owners would rather pay for the improvements them- selves than to use MSA funds, if doing so would require widening the street two feet.