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<br />. <br /> <br />MEMO <br /> <br />To; <br /> <br />Mayor Swedberg and Council Members <br /> <br />Paul Palzer, Public Works Director/Building Official ~ <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Subject; <br /> <br />Stop Sign at Centerville Road and Main Street <br /> <br />Date: <br /> <br />19 January 2001 <br /> <br />I received the letter in regards to the issue of limited sight of the stop sign at the above <br />intersection on Thursday and had the public works crew install flags on the "stop" and <br />"stop ahead" signs. I contacted the county and they do maintain line-of-sight distances <br />for the signs in the county right-of-way but their crews are currently working on snow <br />removal items. They would not have a problem if the city wanted to trim the trees in this <br />area. <br /> <br />I did consult the D.O.T. design standards for line-of-sight issues. For a 30 mph zone, 200 <br />feet is recommended. This sign has 250 feet line-of-sight and with a "stop ahead" sign <br />300 feet before the stop sign, the line-of-sight for the stop sign could be reduced to 100 <br />feet. I haven't contacted the homeowner to see if she would grant the City permission to <br />trim the pine trees, which are on her private property and not within the right-of-way. <br /> <br />The City may want to consider further research before we adopt a policy beyond the <br />D.O.T. generally accepted standards. This may include County Officials and the City's <br />Consultants. In the mean time, the homeowner should be contacted to see if she would <br />agree to allow the City/County to trim the pine trees similarly to the two nearest the sign. <br />