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<br />7 <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />work cooperatively on each of these problems where it does require <br />each property owner to somehow get involved in a change of his <br />access. <br /> <br />We have met with some of the individual businessmen such as <br />Mr. Carroll and Mr. Engelbert and the man at the back and tried to <br />resolve some of their individual problems. We haven't met with <br />them all, and we haven't a total success at selling medians. <br />We're trying to come up with the best concept. <br /> <br />With that in mind our recommendation is similar to <br />what we (inaudible) that you look seriously at same concept plan <br />that involves medians to assure that we have a means for <br />regulating opening and left turn lanes. That (inaudible) help <br />Mr. Decoster and Mr. (inaudible) because they will know where <br />they have to go to get their access. We also know it's hard to <br />say we're going to change the medians after you have lived with <br />this for a long time and you have to work it out between you. <br />The Task Force said, why don't you come back with three islands. <br />We agree the one at Highway 51 is essential and we should have <br />it in because of the signal and pedestrians. Modification at <br />Lexington is desirable because it allows us to get the first <br />entrance away from the main intersection and provides a good <br />means of sheltering this left turn lane. <br /> <br />We have also prepared a concept drawing for a third median <br />which the Task Force asked us to put in which provides for a <br />median on the west side of pinetree and you can have it either as <br />a solid median or to develop a left turn lane in the west <br />bound direction to either the existing entrance or the one recently <br />closed or (inaudible) St. Paul Book. We feel pinetree Drive <br />signalized is necessary. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />We have one further concern and that is if pinetree is <br />signalized or if development increases here, the left turns going <br />.down there will stack up and anybody going east that wants to go <br />to Carroll's will have to wait for a good samaritan to swing <br />through so this driveway concept is not something that is wishful <br />thinking, but perhaps the only way to solve the problem for Mr. <br />Carroll so we recommend we consider this as a concept design <br />and a (inaudible) tool for the future. (inaudible) island for <br />Pinetree Drive. The problems are we have to (inaudible) the <br />county and they may have something about left turn lanes and a <br />median and two left turns and a median. I don't know that it won't <br />work but I might have a tough time selling it to the county. <br /> <br />We tried to develop concepts and tried to be reasonable on <br />costs and tried to work with the business people and Task Force <br />and we have come to this point. Similarly when we worked on <br />utilities, on street lighting, and so forth, and rather than <br />my trying to go into that, Don has done most of that. If you <br />have questions on this I would be glad to come back. <br /> <br />MR. CHRISTOFFERSEN: Glen has covered practically everything, <br />