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present this evening. His first petition was to give options; this petition is more specific. If the road has to be closed, he suggested Argon and Dysprosium on the north side and 142 and Dysprosium. He referred to his suggestion of signage versus road closing. Mayor Ramsey asked if there were some who signed the petitions that were in favor of closing the road also. Mr. Greb replied that one was in favor because he travels north, one resident tore up the petition and two people who work for the Fire Department go north to work. He reported that he made every effort to get all opinions. Mayor Ramsey asked if anyone in favor of the road closure wanted to speak. Sharlean Panozzo, 14201 Argon Street NW, stated she has lived in the area for 20 years. She is home during the day and sees the traffic coming through. People drive around and it looks like they are casing the houses; she has called the police about it. She mentioned how the high school students cut through and play driving games. There are safety issues of people coming through there. She stated she would not mind that street closed but maybe signs would be better, especially for the kids coming home from school. She gave different examples of the cut - through traffic. Edith Tostino, 14178 Argon Street NW, stated that she has lived at her address for 16 years. Her and her husband are retired and can see what goes on in the neighborhood. She stated she is concerned and strongly opposed to the closure of 142 Avenue. This is a road that is the best and safest for ingress and egress. In her area, plowing would be a problem and emergency vehicles would be delayed. She asked if the City intends to dead -end all the roads with children and excess traffic on them. She stated she has not seen any accidents there either. She suggested closing the road will kill the businesses in the area. She expressed concern about another park and the cost of it and added that people serving on the commissions of the city should not be on to serve their own agenda. According to the sign on 142 Avenue, the road is scheduled to be closed tomorrow. She stated that she was told that the City's road manager is determined to close it tomorrow regardless of what the citizens want. Mrs. Tostino asked Council to please vote against the closing of 142 Avenue. She suggested a sign should be posted that says the law will be enforced; closing the road would be a detriment to her area. City Administrator Ulrich stated that regarding staff's opinion alluded to by Mrs. Tostino — the previous direction of the City Council was to have this road closed; staff acted under that direction. Randy Backous, 14148 Argon Street NW, stated he has lived in his home since 1988. He stated that the roadways around their neighborhood are all major roadways — Highway #47, County Road #5, Dysprosium, and County Road #116. He stated there has been no conspiracy and no decisions made at meetings without anyone's knowledge. He stated that he, too is active in the community but he found out about the meetings. He pointed out that the City has a wonderful website and you can subscribe right on the site to have City Council /January 13, 2009 Page 13 of 32