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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 25,2014 Page 10 Mayor Roe noted that this had been a lengthy discussion and based on public in- formation, not just the written e-mail included in tonight's agenda packet, but ad- dressing safety issues over time, and in conjunction with the neighborhood re- quested pathway installation; with many issues beyond safety and quality of life being part of that consideration. Mayor Roe recognized that it may not be the point of view shared by Mr. Ross. Councilmember McGhee added that, as part of the speed study, while a portion of the roadway was measured at 36.2 average mph, further to the east, it was meas- ured as high as 46 mph on this residential street. George LaTendre, 2121 County Road B Mr. LaTendre spoke in support of reducing the speed limit to 30 mph for safety purpose. Mr. LaTendre referenced rough calculations of traffic accelerating at Cleveland Avenue and County Road B, and only a difference of ten seconds be- tween a 30 mph and 40 mph speed limit, opining that amount of time was not worth the many safety issues this reduced speed would address. Jeanne Martenelli, 2211 St. Croix Street Over her twenty-five year tenure in the neighborhood, Ms. Martenelli opined that there have been no instances during her walking in the neighborhood where she'd found the 40 mph speed limit to be a problem. Ms. Martenelli advised that it was common for vehicles to move into the next lane if pedestrians area walking on ei- ther side of the road. With the installation of the sidewalk that should address safety concerns, Ms. Martenelli questioned the need to also slow traffic even low- er than what it is to the east, opining that it didn't' make any sense when the ma- jority of people she'd spoke to at a recent block party supported the 40 mph speed limit as is, especially since residences were only along one side of the street, with a golf course on the other side, and a totally unique and different area than County Roads B-2 or C, and without commercial traffic from Highway 280. Ms. Marten- elli opined that those residents living on that end care about people and none are reckless drivers, and would slow down for pedestrians. Since this is America, Ms. Martenelli asked that the government not get involved in deciding everything but give residents a choice. Nancy Nelson,2151 County Road B Ms. Ross spoke in support of the reduced 30 mph speed limit based on her obser- vations of many cars from Eustice to Cleveland traveling in excess of 50 mph, es- pecially from the apartment building at the end of the street when you could actu- ally hear vehicles speeding up. Since many pedestrians and children may not pay attention when crossing County Road B, Ms. Nelson opined that an extra ten sec- onds hardly seemed worth keeping the speed limit at 40 mph. Ann Ross,2181 St. Croix