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Pr" JUR 6 1989 BOOK .76 f* 96b7 growth, perhaps we should be looking at a facility within the Highlands to house the EMS and the Fire Department. Chief Allen felt that is always a consideration, but stressed that we are not looking at a response time of 1 to 1.5 minutes, we are looking at a 4-5 minutes response time with a reduction of 1 to 1.5 minutes. Commissioner Scurlock believed some people feel that if 20th Avenue is opened up, the Fire Department will be there in a minute. Chief Allen emphasized that there is no way they could get there in a minute's time. They may be able to reduce it by 1 to 1.5 minutes if 20th Avenue is opened up. Commissioner Eggert advised that the Emergency Management Department is in the process of investigating the county's overall needs in terms of fire stations, etc. Loxley Firth, 376 20th Avenue, adamantly opposed the extension of 20th Avenue. He pointed out that traffic counts taken in the first quarter of 1989 on 20th Avenue at 6th Street show 5,600 vehicles per day, which is one car every 15 seconds. He emphasized that 20th Avenue is a collector road, not an arterial or even a minor arterial. East of 20th Avenue is a large area of open land, approximately 610 acres, and he dreaded what would happen if that becomes a -PUD (Planned Unit Development) where you not only have single family housing, but cluster housing and perhaps a small condominiums as well. He hadn't heard anyone mention anything about future development from the South Relief Canal to Oslo Road, nor had he heard anyone address the amount of building that is yet to be done in Oslo Park. Lastly, he urged the Board to approve a traffic light at 4th Street and 20th Avenue. Wayne Vota, 2106 15th Street SW, resident of Oslo Park, was concerned about the difficulty little children have now in crossing 20th Avenue to get to Thompson Elementary School. There 20