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, . like less traffic and it would flow smoother, but it's really - as long as they're talking about this area between 96 and Victoria - I think it's a local preference. There's also Shoreview that has to be considered in this thing - the other half of the street. I guess that's kind of where I'm at. I think that our department is quite satisfied with the way that the three lane road is working to the south. We've had complaints where somebody passes another car and gets a ticket for passing in the center and there are other - some people that are not familiar with the area get real upset with it when they first drive it - but essentially we think it would probably work. I think that our department feels that the four lane road - if you would give it a fair chance - you might be quite satisfied with it. If you haven't been able to get along with the one you have out here now, I'm sure that the four lane is going to be a tremendous improvement. some of the fears I hear about this turning across these two lanes - we hear this frequently at public hearings - it doesn't seem to be a problem once the roads get built. We don't hear about those problems but there are some problems at this stage. I would encourage you to study it very seriously before you determine that you're going to go with a three lane design. But it probably would work. - MAYOR WOODBURN: Your recommendation then is four lane, and the 52? MR. LEONARD: I think so. And I think another thing - to (inaudible) this same issue - there's not a significant cost in putting the paint down. Once we get the paint down, there's quite a cost in eradicating - taking up the lines. However, periodically we do seal-coat the roads. At the time that we would propose to seal-coat a road - that destroys the lines and we'd go out and put the paint on again. It's quite easy to change it at that time. You might want to consider a trial period type thing - one way or the other as a trial for a period of time until the County determines that the road should be sealed or something and re-evaluate it - there's also that possibility. I would hate to see it be approved that way forever and ever and ever. There should be some flexibility. MAYOR WOODBURN: Do you seal-coat about every four years? . MR. LEONARD: Yes, and after the initial - about two years hopefully, it generally turns out to be three - after it's initially constructed - that is, the pieces under construc- tion - we'll put the final wear surface on them next summer and then two to three summers later we will attempt to seal it. MR. WILLIAM ROE: Me Leonard, I'd like to clarify some- thing. Hypothetically, if you did stripe it for one lane each direction and a center lane - wouldn't that open up into two -16-