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COMMISSION TOOK THE LIGHT AWAY FROM A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION, AND THE CITY SHOULD EITHER PAY FOR THE LIGHT OR REPLACE IT. HE FURTHER NOTED THAT IT WILL REQUIRE QUITE SOME MONEY TO CORRECT THE RIGHT -TURN PROBLEM. COMMISSIONER SIEBERT STATED THAT HE HAS A PROBLEM WITH ACCEPTING THE ROAD FOR MAINTENANCE. COMMISSIONER Loy STATED THAT WHEN BARBER AVENUE IS BUILT, THE ACCESS ROAD SHOULD REVERT TO WHAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLANNED FOR, WHICH WAS NOTHING BUT DELIVERY TRUCKS AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES. SHE WONDERED IF, AT THAT TIME, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO HAVE THE SIGNAL LIGHTS AND ADDITIONAL LANES BEING DISCUSSED. CITY ENGINEER LLOYD FELT PEOPLE WILL CONTINUE TO USE BOTH ROADS AS A MATTER OF HABIT. COMMISSIONER IDY EMPHASIZED THAT THE BOARD ASKED THE HOSPITAL BOARD NOT TO BUILD THAT ROAD. ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS REITERATED THAT THE SIGNAL LIGHT AND THE AMBULANCE PROBLEM ARE ALL ON THE CITY PROPERTY. HE POINTED OUT THAT IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR A RIGHT TURN LANE. • CITY ENGINEER LLOYD POINTED OUT THAT ALL THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS HAVE BEEN LAID OUT ON THE BASIS OF THE ACCESS ROAD, AND THE AMBULANCES HAVE TO GO IN THAT WAY. THE BOARD REMINDED PSR. LLOYD THAT THEY WERE TOLD THAT BARBER AVENUE WAS INTENDED TO BE THE MAIN ENTRANCE, AND THEY BELIEVED THE ACCESS ' ROAD WAS TO BE USED STRICTLY AS AN EMERGENCY ROAD. ISR. LLOYD FELT THAT THE ROAD WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT ALREADY HAS BEGUN TO DEVELOP. THE BOARD, IN DISCUSSION, DID NOT FEEL THE ACCESS ROAD WAS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, AND ADMINISTRATOR JENNINGS DID NOT RECALL ANY COMMITMENT MADE AS TO WHETHER DR NOT THE COUNTY WOULD ACCEPT THE ROAD. HE NOTED THAT WE IMPLORED THE HOSPITAL BOARD TO TAKE THE MONEY AND USE IT TO BUILD BARBER AVENUE INSTEAD OF THE ACCESS ROAD. CHAIRMAN WODTKE POINTED OUT THAT WE.INSTALLED THE TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE PROVISION THAT IT WOULD BE MOVED TO.BARBER AVENUE WHEN THAT ROAD WAS CONSTRUCTED, AND STATED HE WOULD NOT WANT TO ACCEPT 61 MAR 2 11979 BOOK 39 PAGE 311