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BOOK 79 PAGE 81 <br />Traffic Engineer Dudeck explained in detail how the count <br />was arrived at based on a breakdown of the area the various <br />parishioners come from. <br />Public Works Director Davis advised that staff feels that <br />the original assessment roll was reasonable. <br />Chairman Eggert opened the public hearing and requested the <br />cooperation and courtesy of those present. She announced that <br />today we have received 30 letters in favor of removing the <br />barricade and paving the road and 10 letters in opposition. <br />The Chairman asked if anyone present wished to be heard. <br />Paul Wolff informed the Board that he lives in Roseland one <br />block off of 124th. He does go to St. Sebastian Church, and it <br />seems strange that he has to go out on Roseland Road all the way <br />to U.S.I to get to his church when 134th originally was open for <br />several years before they closed it. His kids play on that <br />street and he knows the dangers involved, but you can't protect <br />them forever, and he felt we will have a real problem if we start <br />closing streets for everyone who wants one closed. <br />Henry Dolan, 444 Ponoka Street, noted that their parish <br />consists of many senior citizens. Those who live north of the <br />church are forced to cross U.S.I, which is a 4 -lane highway, and <br />with the speed of the traffic, it is dangerous for them to have <br />to make that turn on U.S.I. The closure of 134th Street deprives <br />those citizens of the opportunity to exit in safety to a traffic <br />signal and then proceed north. Also because of the access to the <br />church being limited to one road, they have back ups in the <br />church property that last as long as 25 minutes or more, which <br />causes some of the parishioners to leave the service early and <br />disrupt the service for others. He would like to see the <br />barricade removed and the street paved. <br />Commissioner Bird wished it clarified as to whether staff's <br />recommendation is to go ahead and pave 134th Street using the <br />paving assessment formula in the memo and to install a portable <br />type of gate structure at the rear of the church. <br />22 <br />M <br />M <br />