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I square sign would be 150. 75. Mr. Sikora told him that if "push comes 2 to shove" Apache would prefer eliminating the 16 square foot logo on the south entrance to the restaurant, which he perceived "was pretty useless 4 anyway. " 5 When Chair Wagner suggested Midwest Federal might have some concerns 6 about a monument sign in that location, Mr. Cavanaugh told him the sign 7 had not been discussed with the bank because the decision was only up 8 to the center. 9 Townhome Residents Across Silver Lake Road Indicate Their Concerns About 10 Restaurant 11 Eight of the residents from the townhomes across the street were present 12 to speak against the proposal . 13 Chester Krumm, commented that the quality of the five trees in that 14 island now would certainly prevent them from serving as a buffer for the 15 restaurant. 16 Leo Donahue said he lived right across from Midwest Federal and 17 corrected the designation of the service road as being 39th Avenue N.E. , 18 which instead has a semaphore traffic control. When told the service 19 road was not a public street, Mr. Donahue said it was certainly used 20 by a lot of the public and he was concerned. with the amount of traffic 21 he expected to be generated by this new restaurant. He said he would 22 expect many "young people who play their radios real loud" to frequent this facility during the nighttime hours when the older people in his townhouse complex would be trying to sleep. He said the area already 25 has a Hardee's and a Zantigo restaurant as well as the oriental 26 restaurant in Apache and Bakers Square on Stinson and he questioned 27 whether another restaurant was needed. The complainant advised against 28 "sinking too many dollars into the facility if its success is going to 29 depend on customers from Apache Plaza. " Mr. Donahue reiterated his 30 concerns about the age of the customers who he perceived would be the 31 most likely restaurant customers. He said he understood thee had been 32 a lot of police protection required for the Burger King at 19th and 33 Central and was concerned his neighborhood would be experiencing the 34 same type of problems with this facility. Mrs. Donahue wondered why the 35 restaurant traffic couldn't be directed behind Apache instead of onto 36 Silver Lake Road or at least required to use the semaphore exit instead 37 of the service road. 38 Dale Siegrist indicated he wasn't certain who was responsible for 39 maintaining the service road next to the apartments which the Burger 40 King customers would be using, but indicated he had observed that 41 "watching the cars slipping, sliding, and rear ending on that incline 42 the past few winters had been a real circus" . He indicated he expected 43 the accidents which occurred on that road would be compounded unless the 44 street is sanded and better maintained if the restaurant goes in. is 12