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Continued Page 2. 383 (In part.) The attention of the Council is CÐlled t.e th9 r011.cwlng fDetS: Report on Dunlap VacatinG-- 1. Dunlap St. lî8S been in exÌf;tence for many years. It iE <"n estahllf'hed ptreet as t.c grade and dr.'\:inage. The c1riving surface of the street has been oil treated long enoue;h to become well stabilized and ver~/ ~atis- fHctory with B. m5r1.IJ1um amount of maintenan~e. It is 60 f'eet. wide. 2. In order to ser'.'f' tl-¡c residents imrnediatcJy north of that portion which would be affected, it would be necessary to pr()Vj.de a roadway to Lox- ington Ave. over Dinrme St. 3. I ha'¡e estimated the cost of constructing, graveling and stabilizing Dionne St. between Dunlap St.. and Lexington Ave. ;:¡t :tt.Looo.oo. ll. Our highway department and all other highway departrnent~: are attempting to elimi'1ate as many entré"nces to heavy traffic ro3.~s RS possible. In this con'1~ction, it is certainly reasonable to limit the entrances to Larpenteur Ave. in a way which would permit the use of Fernwood only between Harnline and Lexington. It is to bs remsmbered that Lexington Ave. will revert to the status of a County Road when the new No. 10 is built and, although the traffic will be heavy, it will not, in my opinion, compare with the anticipated traffic on Larpenteur Ave. 5. The closing of a portion of Dunlap St. loaving a 20 foot opening to be used as an emergency entrance woul¿ create a very bad maintenance pro- blem and also a probable policing problem for the village. It would also have the effect of having a 20 foot alley openeò on Larpenteur Ave. For these reasons, it might be better to consider closing that portion of Dunlap St. lying south of the south line of Dionne St. completely. 6. If the street is closed cor~letely, it would be necessary to construct and surface Dionne St. between Fernwood and Dunlap. I have estimated the cost of this construction at $2250.00. 7. My recommendation based upon the above facts woulè be that the Council consider closing of this street between Larpenteur Ave. and the most southerly boundary line of Dionne St. after developers have presented their pla.n of development and a guarantee that Dionne St. will be opened where necessary and completely constructed by them. Mr. Carley explained the map to representatives of the citizens of that area. Mr. Krannak said this land was all zoned commercial, and the pro- posed plan would take some of his parking lot from him and a 60 foot strip for a road. It was pointed out by Mr. Benson, however, that Krannak and Margolis would gain the 40 feet from the vacating of Dunlap St. Mr. Carley pointed out that his recommendation is based on the idea that Larpenteur is going to be widened to a 60 ft. pavement, and will have a greatly increased amount of traffic. The new No. 10 highway being constructed will take Lexington off the State status and put it back to County status. Also, that the cost of completing and opening Dionne St. must be guaranteed by the àevelopers.