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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 08,2011 Page 12 tions for east/west access through the community; and asked that, if opening County Road C-2 was the decision of the City Council, that they give serious con- sideration to safely accommodating bicycles and pedestrians in that area. Mr. Yi He, 1144 County Road C-2 (just east of Lexington) — develop- er/manager of online petition Mr. He expressed his pride in living in a great and diverse neighborhood; and the continuing sense of neighborhood in resolving this issue. Mr. He reviewed the actual 137 signatures of the e-petition representing 80 households either on or across the street from lakes; with 60% outside the neighborhood. Mr. He opined that opening County Road C-2 provided a limited and disproportionate benefit for lake front homes. Mr. He addressed the petition with 215 handwritten signatures from 150 house- holds, 97% from the neighborhood and expressing major safety concerns at mul- tiple intersections along County Road C-2, the costly construction to connect County Road C-2 and correct grade issues; and destruction of an established neighborhood, should it be connected. For those advocating connecting County Road C-2, Mr. He questioned if the statistics provided by Ms. Pam Newcome, with 60% outside the neighborhood, took into consideration safety issues, or simply based their responses on convenience. Mr. He addressed several items he didn't think were addressed sufficiently in the traffic study, including turn actions onto roads (Lexington Avenue) with higher speed limits (40 mph) and difficulty with visibility and access from cross streets (left from County Road C-2 onto Lexington and Victoria and County Road C); and steep banks requiring reduced speed. Irene Erickson, 1251 Josephine Road, very new resident (as of Saturday) to Roseville and former Shoreview resident commuting through Roseville Ms. Erickson noted her long-time questioning why County Road C-2 was not open as an optional route rather than curving around other roadways; and opined that County Road C as a county road did not just exist for a single neighborhood. Ms. Erickson further opined that, as the City considered further development in the community, and in this area particularly, this became a much broader issue than just the neighborhood, but for residents throughout the county. Ms. Erickson opined that she didn't see much reason to keep County Road C-2 closed; howev- er, if there was going to be more traffic on the road, consideration of safety provi- sions for walking and parking should be given. Ms. Erickson encouraged the City Council to open County Road C-2 for the benefit of the region and those using roads beyond those two (2) neighborhoods. R.J.Newcome, "Share C-2" group representative Mr. Newcome advised that his group had attempted to say as upbeat as possible; and from his perspective their group had done so.