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you have already heard, the people who front on Galtier Street believe that the street surface at the present time is in good condition. At some time in the future, when the street is in poor condition, or at least in a condition less than the state it is now, it might be appropriate at that time to inquire as to the feasibility of doing this. Several of the homeowners are concerned about interference with emergency services during the time that the roads are torn up. Their mailboxes will have to be down for a period of time. There will be patching of yards and driveways involved. People will not be able to remove their recreational vehicles and equipment during the summertime when they are most apt to use them. For a period of weeks, if not months, they will not be able to have access to their homes with their cars and, as one who hates to haul groceries, it's an awful mess. No one has been able to say what's wrong with the street that presently exists. Already a homeowner has spoken of the three potholes in the entire length of Galtier that have already been filled. It is not necessary to replace a good street at this time. There also could be possible damage to the water and sewer pipes. There will be noise, infants will not be able to sleep properly. The holes and the equipment will be attractive nuisances which will attract children and create a danger which is unseemly. It is impossible to keep children away from heavy equipment and the alternative is to move it away. We also have a situation where only one block of Galtier would be resurfaced. We have a long block on either end which would not be resurfaced and to some of the homeowners that doesn't make sense. To them it's a patchwork approach. There is no such thing as a permanent street and, as the Mayor has already stated, what you are doing is taking a serviceable street now, to resurface it, and it is not a permanent improvement for that street.' There are some streets in Roseville which do have concrete curbs and gutters and where those curbs have been broken, they have been patched with blacktop and that is unsightly. Some of the residents have been informed by a person who operates a snowplow for Ramsey County that no matter how hard he tries, he can't avoid nicking the concrete curbs with the blade of the snowplow and the concrete curb is broken. It would not be the case if the curbs were not there. A number of people moved to Roseville to get away from the regimen of the city and like their lawns without concrete curbs and gutters. Comments have been made that this is an ideal time to replace the roads because the road crews are available and possibly could do the projects for a lesser price. The net impact of the gas tax increases - both federally and on the state basis - are to fund highway improvements which are going to be going ahead full tilt and I suggest that that advantage no longer exists. -6-