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!IENIO TO: Jim March. City administrator Centerville Cits- Council FROM: Troy Bonkosyske. Intern DATE: 12A T 97 RE: Flashing lights for school crosswalk FINDINGS: Over the past tvo iceeks. I have spoken to Mike Hughes. Centennial Schools Transportation Director, and Jane Pernble from the Anoka Couny- Transportation Department. Both Conservations made me confident flashing lights for the Centerville Elementary crosswalk will be installed %vithin a reasonable amount of time and funding will come from other sources. I talked to NIr. Hughes a couple of weeks ago and he stated the school district paid in full for the flashin lights installed at Rice Lake Elementan'. However, if the school district is expected to do the name for Centenilie Elementary, they would want a engineerng traffic skid} completd before the lights are installed. also, due to budget constraints, am funding from the school district would have to lyait until the be6rrnina of next rear. Eat todtn. Ifs. Pemble told me Anoka Couny is currenth conducting a engineering study at the crosswalk and expect to be completed by the end of the %seek. .Uso, the county %could ask adjacent crosswalk landowners to remove- "clutter" in the area to improve traffic risibility. MS. Pernble Mll call me once the traffic study and road improveurents are completed. CONTE_MPI,ATIONS Since Anoka County removed the 10 mph speed limit sign the City installed cast of Tom Thumb, it would be advisable to let the Count- complete the traffic stud} and %cork %kith them afterward. The school district and the count have past experience working together installing flashing lights and I am comfortable the Citr can make the same arrangements fbr the Centerville Elcmentarx crossiyal .