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Granted, the tree doesn't really belong to me, it belongs to the City. But it's really my tree because I see it every day and the City doesn't. I will be most upset if that tree is destroyed for the sake of some downtown-appearing curbs, which we really don't need, which in my opinion are not aesthetic, but which would simply confirm an over-urban vice. Now, I grew up on a farm and I loved the farm. But I couldn't make a living there. When I moved to the Twin Cities, I determined that I would have an environment, within the limits of my budget, that was as rural as possible. I did not wish to live in the inner City. I don't want my home to resemble one that is in the inner City. I am absolutely opposed to this project, which we do not need. Some resurfacing of our existing road certainly would be (inaudible). But there is absOlutely no need, and I believe the vast majority of the folks on our street will agree with me. Thank you. MR. DALE CHARBONEAU, 2852 Merrill Street: I haven't lived here a whole long time in Roseville, I've only been here three years, but since then I have busted my fanny - if I might use the expression - on a lot of extensive landscaping in my own yard. I didn't plant the tree there. Twenty-six years ago someone had the foresight to plant many trees in Roseville - Elm and Silver Maple mostly. Now we have created a beautiful atmosphere in our township. I feel very much a part of it. Being a nature lover and a bird watcher myself, which I've very recently become, I really enjoy the trees. To lose IS, and possibly 20, depending on how the grading goes - like he said, it varies 25 to 30 feet - that's a considerable amount. Being a design engineer, I work with figures and distances and measurements all the time. I laid a tape measure from the center drain of the storm sewer, which you are presently using as your site marker for the middle of the street, because you had your nails and your flags down so I know they surveyed it with Transit - and to measure 16 feet from that centerline to my boulevard, as you can see, I would lose my own tree. I have an Elm tree there that I would guess probably is in excess of 26 years. Maybe SO years old. Who knows? God provided us with these trees. It's not my tree, it's not your tree, it's not Roseville's tree. It's God's tree. There are birds living in that tree that have nests. Every year they build nests in that tree. Also, we have a very large amount of young children living in our neighborhood and they have been added to since we've been there, two or three. Now we have toddlers, one year olds, two year olds, riding their bicycles and their little Bigwheels and what have you. Kids don't look. They go zooming out the driveway and into the street. Now, these people go tearing down our street periodically, 25, 30, 35 miles an hour now. As Mr. Honchell pointed out, the street is in poor condition. I disagree with poor. I would say fair. It could use some patching and what not, as all streets do, but to increase the street value and condition to a bituminous pave- ment and curb of extremely smooth atmosphere would also increase the speed of the traffic. We've had problems with traffic on C-2 since they put in this new street in what I refer to as the North Oaks of Roseville (inaudible). This improvement has increased the speed down our street as well. They put a stop sign on the corner of Merrill and C-2, stopping Merrill Street 4