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r � MAR 2-71990 BOOK 9 F,�GE 6 S3 that if every neighborhood took that attitude, we would get rid of the disease completely and we would all walk because there wouldn't be any roads open. Mr. Beuttell expressed his belief that what we need is a transportation plan that will take traffic out of these desirable, nice neighborhoods. Commissioner Wheeler asked if we should go with the criteria that if you have a $300,000 house, that is a "nice neighborhood," and, therefore, we shouldn't use your street, and if you live in a $50,000 house, we will send the traffic through your neighborhood. William Koolage, interested citizen, believed the speed limit on 16th Street is 35 mph, and he felt that is very reasonable; however, the policing of that is something else. He also felt a very important point in this situation is that this road leads to the 17th Street Bridge and the High School. He further noted that he uses 27th Avenue nightly, and it seemed to him that 12th Street has taken the flow off of 16th Street because he sees a long standing line of cars at 12th. Mr. Koolage continued that he is getting a little tired of hearing about Rosewood and preferential treatment. This county is growing; we are talking about diverting traffic into the 2 -way pairs; he felt 16th Street must take their share of the burden; and he guessed he is just getting fed up with having this same thing come back to the Board time and time again. At this point, County Attorney Vitunac advised that the county has the legal power to put these stop signs wherever it wants if they have a reasonable reason to do so, and he did not believe the county would incur any additional liability by the decision to put them in, but only if they actually are somehow installed improperly so they can't be seen, etc. Commissioner Wheeler noted staff said statistics show speed increasing in between where you put the 4 -way stop signs, and 30