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When students left at the end of their school day, they would speed down the streets <br />and take the corner of Sextant and Albert too fast. Just nvo weeks ago I saw a student <br />parked on Albert drive ontn Sextant and then quickly speed back��ards 40 feet, <br />without looking behind her, before speeding back onto Albert towards Brooks. If <br />anyone had been in her path, there is no way the driver could have stoppEd in time. <br />We do not have sidewalks in our neighborhood and motorists need to exercise <br />additional caution to watch for elderly residents on their daily walks, kids riding their <br />bikes, or parents with strollers. <br />• The corner of Albert and Sextant is a school bus stop. The bus comes around 7:45 <br />a.m., the same time high school students would start to arrive. The student lives on <br />Hamline and walks down Sextant to get to the stop. Prohibiting the parking on <br />Sextant during the school day has made this a safer walk and wait for the student. <br />While no one wants unnecessary additional signage in a residential area, I think the signs <br />are absolutely essential to ensuring safer traffic behavior in our neighborhood. We have <br />a sign in our front yard and i find it a small price to pay for the safety of my children and <br />neighbors. The driveways in our neighborhood are large enough to accommodate any <br />parking needs for residents that might take place during the prohibited on-street parking <br />time period. <br />I greatly appreciate your consideration of my concerns. I am hoping to attend the <br />council meeting on Monday, but with the unpredictability of my schedule I wanted to <br />ensure, at a minimum, that my comments were available for the record. Thank you. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jen Peterson <br />1396 Sextant Avenue <br />(651) 297-1295 (w) <br />cc: Neal Beets — ��� ,.e�.�. <br />Duane Schwartz — ��a ,�w.a�-Q <br />