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-2- • There was a survey of parents to see how many would prefer to see their kids walking on that path. As you walk down the path, the first four homes, you cannot see the children because of the trees, when they get in the middle of it, you can't see the children from there. They are totally out of eyesight from anybody. If I had a child, I would not allow them to walk down that path. • Will there be any additional tax money needed to move the ball field fence? Or will the grant cover the entire cost of that? • On both ends of the path there is quite a slope. The kids will be sliding on that in the ice and snow. It will have to be maintained in the winter because of the ice and snow. • Concerned with a path in the back of their homes. There is no lighting, you will open it up vandalism and theft. Will the area be patrolled? Will there be any fences put up to keep kids from walking in his yard; only 30 feet from that path? Will the dogs be going in his garden? • Will it be mandatory for the kids to walk on this path? Does it mean they will not walk on the street any more? • Is there a path that goes from Bel Air School? When you go north, there is a path that empties out on 19"' Street which is a horseshoe street and has very little traffic. The kids would only have to walk a''/z block, propose a crossing light go in there, the kids would cross 7"' Street (the kids from Highview going south could use that). • The other option, if kids are walking in the street, and the path is not mandatory, suggest we put a white stripe where it could be a biking/walking path or signs that would say "no parking during school hours". This would provide a place for them to walk. Mr. Martin stated he would appreciate it if someone would get back to him on those ideas. He would be more than happy to receive a phone call or meet with someone and update him on what is going on. Dennis Guldan, 563 17'x' Ave NW • Where the path splits (option A) is directly in the back of his house. • The reason they planted behind their home was for habitat reasons. They planted bushes and fruit trees. Now we have nesting Baltimore Orioles and nesting wood ducks and a series of nesting birds that we haven't had before. Kids that come to baseball games enjoy seeing a Baltimore Oriole for the first time. We added to the park. If anyone says it's a detriment, that's their personal opinion. We want to see the wild life. • He works from home; his office overlooks the park. He watches the kids come to school every day. There are about 8 or 10 that come by. Most of the kids walk up to 19°i and they walk in the back end of Bel Air. The reason they do that is because where the Mayor lives on the corner of 17t" Ave & 5"' St. (He was here last time. I wish he was able to speak because he helped create the park and he wasn't allowed to speak and it's a sad situation that he wasn't listened to and therefore, he isn't even showing up tonight). What happens is, they are brought to the end of the path, brought up to where Mayor Senden's house is, and they are not allowed to cross into Bel Air until just prior to the start of school, which means you have a bunch of kids sitting on his property, which does no good at all. The rest of the kids walk through 19`x' and go right on to the playground; not at all safe.