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mainly because of the response time in an emergency, such as the recent fires. They feel that they need a third access in the event of a hurricane because two accesses would not be enough. Chairman Wheeler felt that if 20th Avenue was opened up, it wouldn't provide a true third access since both routes would feed from the same intersection at 17th Street SW and 20th Avenue. He asked about the possibility of having 17th Street SW and 20th Avenue access meet and run on the other side of the canal. Director Davis explained that only half of a right-of-way was platted along 20th Avenue south of 17th Street. To the west is pasture land, and as that property is developed in the future, we would secure the other half of the right-of-way and complete 20th Avenue further south. At not much expense we could improve a section approximately 3/8's of a mile down to 19th Place. However, there are some internal problems in the Highlands in the road system on the west perimeter. Commissioner Eggert also was concerned about the two accesses merging at one intersection during an evacuation. It would seem like there were three accesses but there really isn't because it all depends on how you get through that stop sign. The cars still would be feeding out through one access instead of two. She wanted to see us find another way out of there, whether it be through 7th Street or whatever. Chairman Wheeler agreed that technically we would have two accesses rather than three. Director Davis admitted that was true, but pointed out that once you get through that intersection, that traffic would be dispersed. He felt the problem could be overcome with some minor intersection improvements, and that it wasn't an insurmountable problem. Carlos Vota, 2106 15th Street SW, stated that he chose to live in Oslo Park because of the quiet remoteness in the wooded area, and didn't buy in the Highlands because he felt it would JW9 1989 27 BOg " 1,E: 97