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• as they would apply to corner, interior lots and 720 feet of property owned by District #282. Larry Hamer told of the cooperative maintenance agreement he anticipates making with Roseville and the residents were told the City would try to formalize a street lighting plan with Roseville which will provide uniformity of lighting for both sides of the street. No opposition to the improvement itself was voiced by the residents who were present who rather were adamant in their insistence that the improve- ment should eliminate the sewer backup into homes along Highcrest. Among those who spoke were Dave Jacobson, 3336 Highcrest; John LaMere, Roger Salsbury, T.W. Lindsey and Ralph Amundsen who live in the 3400 block, Michael Eggert, 3608 36th Avenue N.E. and Albert Branger of 3608 Maplewood Drive. Mr. Short told them the storm sewers in the street were adequate and the sanitary sewer lines if operating adequately should be able to handle even heavy downpours. Improvements to the drainage in the area should be pro- vided by new curbs and gutter and catch basins , as well. His firm has been retained by the City to investigate the feasibility of diverting storm waters from excessive rainfall from the Wilshire Park district into the Metropolitan Waste Commissions lines through Roseville. Mr. Jacobson was concerned that if Highcrest is improved the residents will see more and heavier traffic than when the roadway was in such a poor con- dition and drivers were discouraged from using the road for a shortcut to County Road D. He was concerned about a rumor that traffic was going to be • diverted down Highcrest by a divider on County Road D but the Mayor as- sured him she could recall seeing no such divider in the plans for improv- ing D. Mr. Jacobson mentioned the Berger Transfer trucks which are now parking on Medtronic property which he feared might use Highcrest as a shortcut to their home base on County Road D but was told both Medtronics and Berger are companies who have been very cooperative with the City in the past. Councilman Sundland pointed out the similarities in traffic patterns on 29th Avenue N.E. , the last MSA funded street in the City, with those to be anticipated on Highcrest and told of the cooperation which the City had attained from the truck companies to lessen truck travel down 29th Avenue. Replying to questions of whether the street could be posted, Mayor Haik told the residents MSA roads cannot be posted and stop signs are often a mixed blessing since residents find the sounds of vehicles stopping and starting more annoying than their passing on the streets . Councilman Letourneau suggested that as was done on 29th Avenue, Highcrest could be posted with No Truck signs even though the Police Department is not allowed to tag if such signage is ignored. Mr. Fornell told how proposed additional police radar could improve the Police Department's enforcement of speeding restrictions on this and other streets. Concern about the school children who use Highcrest to walk to Wilshire Park School were expressed by Mike Sullivan of District #282 and Marjorie Ostebee, 3406 Highcrest, who thought this should be an important consideration in determining which side of Highcrest should be posted for No Parking. Mrs . Ostebee said she would also like to see the speed limits (4)