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-3- The Village Manager also exhibited a Certificate of Mailing Notice of Hearing to all affected property owners, which certificate was examined and found to be satisfactory and was directed to be filed by the Manager. The Mayor then directed the Manager to read the description of the general nature and estimated cost of the proposed improvement and the area proposed to be assessed therefor, as stated in the published notice of hearing. After reading of the notice. all persons present were afforded opportunity to be heard, and the names and addresses of the persons appearing and heard by the Council, and the substance of the views presented by them were as follows: Mr. Glenn J~lnson, 1535 W. County Road B-2: Indicated that he and his neighbors feel there are other things that should be done in their area before thinking about street lighting. The access road is inadequate. they had been promised a 12 foot median strip between their service road and County Road B-2 and only received six feet, and there should be some supervision of the rapid traffic on County Road B-2. He also presented a petition to the Council with 36 signatures opposing the proposed improve- ment between Hamline and Snelling. He further said they oppose the improvement because it will light the front yards and the living rooms and bedroans of many of the homes and will deteriorate the value of the homes. Mr. Gustafson, no address given: Asked what the cost would be to operate and maintain the lights. Mr. Glenn Johnson, 1535 W. County Road B-2. (Spoke before): He said that they are already getting a lot of light from the lights at Snelling Avenue and Highway 36. Mr. Matt R. Ruohoniemi. 1477 West "County Road B-2: He faces Zimmerman Lake and said that the lighting will light up the road in front of his home and wi 11 spoil the view. He said the street is no longer a normal village street. but a race track. and he thought the lighting should be handled in a different way. Also asked what connection the golf course had with this street lighting improvement. Mr. Oscar Husby, 2400 North Pascal: Said he strenuous ly objects to the lighting as proposed. In his opinion the liWlting would benefit only the Dayton Development Corporation. Further said that the people in his area have already been "sacrificed enough". Since he and his neighbors will not be assessed or taxed for the improvement, he believes this is an indication that they will not be benefited by the improvement. He said that what they could use instead of the floodlighting would be a control of the speed limits on County Road B-2 and a four foot ledge on the six foot buffer between County Road B-2 and the service road to cut down the noise level. Mr. Harold A. McCarty, 1425 W. County Road B-2. Opposed to the proposed improvement. He said they bought property there and built homes there because of the view of the golf course and the lake. He and his neighbors feel the lighting will almost eliminate their view of the golf course and the lake and, therefore, will depreciate the value of their property.