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Commissioner Lyons briefly reviewed the history of this <br />traffic light. The Transportation Planning Committee had <br />originally recommended a flashing beacon at the intersection <br />of 41st Street and 43rd Avenue. However, at the request of <br />Judd Barker, School Board representative, the Committee <br />reconsidered and recommended that a traffic light be <br />installed. Mr. Barker had conducted a study of the inter- <br />section and strongly believed that the volume of traffic, <br />especially the number of school buses, using the inter- <br />section at peak school hours warranted a traffic light. <br />Commissioner Lyons reported that he inspected the <br />intersection last week and found it to be satisfactory, but <br />his visit was not during peak school hours. He felt that <br />perhaps the traffic light should be put in the works for <br />sometime later and then reviewed. However, he felt it <br />should be budgeted now. <br />Administrator Wright asked if the Transportation <br />Planning Committee had considered the use of a crossing <br />guard at the intersection during peak school hours. He <br />explained that this is the procedure used at all the other <br />schools in the County and that the School Board pays for it. <br />Commissioner Lyons reported that the Transportation <br />Committee had not considered a crossing guard and suggested <br />that this matter be returned to the Committee to ask the <br />School Board to consider using a crossing guard during peak <br />school hours. <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Lyons, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Bird, the Board <br />unanimously requested the Transportation <br />Planning Committee to consider the use of <br />a crossing guard at the intersection of <br />41st Street and 43rd Avenue in lieu of <br />installing a traffic light. <br />M <br />BOOK 56 PaC� 163 <br />v:. <br />