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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, October 10,2011 Page 17 • nation using established criteria rather than through making reactive decisions. Ms. Rantanen opined that this reactionary method was irresponsible and set up a recipe for micro and macro traffic problems. Ms. Rantanen opined that there was no evidence to-date to support opening County Road C-2, but that evidence was provided indicating the numerous conflicts with the City's identified and estab- lished priorities and budgets. If the City Council was to approve opening County Road C-2, Ms. Rantanen asked that they not send her any more surveys for a response, since they were ap- parently not listening to what she was saying in her responses. Ms. Rantanen asked that this issue finally be brought to closure permanent. Jeff Strobeck, 1297 W County Road C-2 Mr. Strobeck opined that the reason for this issue coming forward was to address Josephine Road residents and their preferences for calming traffic on their street, even though studies continue to indicate it is operating below capacity. Ms. Stro- beck asked that the City Council vote "no" for opening County Road C-2, opining that there was no money in the budget to do so; and that he couldn't personally af- ford the additional assessment on his property taxes. Mr. Strobeck asked if semaphores had been included in the cost estimates pro- • vided by Ms. Bloom; and suggested several options for his fellow Josephine Road residents: • Put in a three-way or all-way stop sign at Josephine Road and Fernwood Ave- nue; •` Lower the speed limit to 25 mph; or • Re-stripe County Road C from Lexington to Hamline Avenues for a four-lane road to facilitate traffic loads. Mr. Strobeck further opined that any additional road assessments along County Road C-2 would greatly and negatively impact property owners, when current in- comes were generally down 8.9%; and respectfully asked for a"no" vote from his elected officials. Lars Ever, 1211 County Road C-2 Mr. Evers questioned the cost for a stoplight at County Road C-2 and Lexington Avenue, as suggested in the traffic study between now and 2030 if County Road C-2 were opened; and if those costs were considered in this discussion. Mr. Evers also expressed his lack of interest, as a resident on the north side of County Road C-2, for an 8' pathway eating into his front yard. Stewart Schwiff, 1233 Josephine Road Mr. Schwiff asked: 1) When is road construction due to begin on County Road C-2 as part of the Jo- • sephine Woods project; and