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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, March 21, 2011 Page 24 Mr. Ever referenced Page 11 of Attachment C and his preference for option two for the pathway to avoid loss of any more of his front yard. Mayor Roe clarified that Mr. Ever's objection was based on extending the path- way to the west past the borderline of his property to Merrill; and noted that this was not under consideration at this time, as confirmed by City Engineer Bloom. Jill Schwiff, 1233 Josephine Road Ms. Schwiff advised that residents dealt with ongoing traffic issues on Josephine Road every day; and asked that the City look at this and multi-family housing and future development around this particular area for impacts. Ms. Schwiff ques- tioned why County Road C-2 was ever closed in the first place; and opined that everyone needed to share the issue and not place the entire burden on residents on Josephine Road. Ms. Schwiff further questioned how construction traffic would be handled to avoid further negative impacts on the neighborhood and existing homeowners. Sheila Stokes, 2875 N Griggs (C-2 and Griggs) Ms. Stokes offered her perspective, as a resident of the home on the end of the County Road C-2 cul-de-sac, and her experiences with traffic coming down the hill at an excessive speed before turning onto Griggs; and addressed the signifi- cant amount of traffic along County Road C-2 to Cottontail Park; and the lack of sidewalks in the area. Ms. Stokes recognized the differing opinions for area resi- dents, but asked that people understand the speed with which people came over that hill. John Jacobson,2864 Fernwood Street (south part of C-2) Mr. Jacobson spoke in support of the project, opining that there would be nothing better to develop in that area than single-family homes. Mr. Jacobson provided his perspective on projected traffic increases in the area; reviewed statistics on daily average traffic in 1999 and 2009 data, and future driv- ing habits, and opined that those habits would change and be duly reflected. Mr. Jacobson noted the grade changes between Merrill Street and Fernwood Street on County Road C-2 and suggested additional review of safety issues based on that grade if and when County Road C-2 was put through. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Engineer Bloom responded to questions of the public related to traffic analysis of the additional projected 110 daily trips and their conservative nature based on current observations and modeling for future patterns; rationale for the assumptions used in the traffic study; current and pro- jected service levels at the five (5) intersections in the area; and review of the larger picture beyond the neighborhood in determining the acceptable service le- vels during peak traffic periods. Related to construction traffic, Ms. Bloom noted that the majority of that traffic would be using County Road C-2; and that addi-