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. COUNCILMAN HICKS: (Inaudible) agree with both Tom and Diane regarding the assessment question. I would like to hear some comments regarding striping the left turn lane. We talked some about that and I'd be particularly interested in what their comments are regarding that versus the four lane stripe. MAYOR WOODBURN: There are a number of comments we'd like to hear from the audience about yet. We are open yet - the public hearing is open for any comments. It seems like the Council unanimously - those who are here - feel that we can get the money without assessing, but don't yet close the hearing. That is not a vote and that is not official, so if you want to stay here until Timbuktu and find out (inaudible) and then we could have questions about specific portions of the ~oadway that you might like to address. MAN IN AUDIENCE: I have one quick question. I just heard a couple of minutes ago that we can't assess the arsenal property, which is a half mile, and we can't assess Control Data, which has to be several hundred feet. If it were to come to an assessment, would that mean that the assessment would be divvied up between three or four thousand feet of property owners? MAYOR WOODBURN: It's possible, without working on the - percentages - that 20% - it's possible to assess part and pay for part on the general taxes or other funds. Itdoesn't mean it all has to go against any certain set of parcels. I think you heard the Council say they had a great deal of sympathy for (inaudible). MAN IN AUDIENCE: First of all, I'd like to thank you for your viewpoint on the assessment. Secondly, as I understand it, we have two lanes going in each direction right now and the question is whether or not there should be one lane going in each direction, with a turn lane in the middle. I think those of us who pull out.onto Lexington from either Amble or Pleasant Circle feel that it's probably easier to make a left turn if there was one lane in each direction versus two in each direction. It can be very difficult making a left turn. MAYOR WOODBURN: Mr. Leonard, would you like to go over this? . MR. WAYNE LEONARD: If I could digress just a moment - starting at G-2 - from G-2 to 96 - I would see no advantage personally to a three lane road in that area (inaudible) there's nothing there and it would bring in Highway 96. Of course, once we get to Control Data's north driveway, we're talking about two lanes in each direction at that point, (inaudible) left turn down the middle. I believe, what with the tapers involved and we're talking three lanes - I'm -14-