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City Council Regular Meeting — 05/24/04 DRAFT Minutes - Page 17 support of the project if it included curb and gutter, or addressed drainage issues. Jan Vanderwall, 395 West Co Road C Mr. Vanderwall spoke in his capacity of Transportation Manager for the Roseville School District, noting that recent School Board action had expanded the walking area for middle and high schoolers to two miles. Mr. Vanderwall opined that this would increase pedestrian traffic, and encouraged the Council to consider the benefits of additional pathways, particularly along County Road B-2. Mr. Vanderwall further spoke to the condition of the roadway from his experience of substantial bus traffic along that route, and spoke in support of reconstruction of the roadway and/or pathway construction from a safety standpoint. Nancy Pleiss, 184 W County Road B-2 Ms. Pleiss spoke in opposition to a pathway project, as a resident that would be impacted, opining that there were parks for recreational purposes, and additional pathways were not needed. Ms. Pleiss opined the detrimental affects of eliminating trees, the unattractiveness of pathways, increased taxes or special assessments; and recommended that the Council not consider the project just to capture federal funding. Ms. Pleiss spoke in support of corrections to existing drainage issues. Mark McCahill, 2164 Rosewood Lane N Mr. McCahill spoke in support of additional pathways in the community. Mr. McCahill opined that, as a runner, pedestrian safety on public roadways was a primary concern. No one else appeared for or against. Due to a considerable number of residents in the audience for this item, Mayor Klausing polled the audience on their support and/or opposition to a proposed pathway project. The opposition was represented more strongly than the proponents. Councilmember Kough spoke adamantly regarding his opposition to additional pathway projects at this time.