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I I I Council Meeting Minutes November 24, 1992 Page 9 Council Business. continued Benke said- Council did not request SRF to perform additional traffic data because this would have increased consultation costs. However, Council did ask SRF to review the data and determine if it was reasonably correct. Benke feels SRF performed a good second opinion on the County Plan. Proper noted that City staff performed a new traffic data count for SRF. Childs noted 1988 figures which listed the project cost of $3.3 million. A breakdown of the funding includes: $2.3 million - Federal aid, $825,000 - County/State aid, $14,000 - County aid, and $141,000 would be the City share which includes signal work, storm sewer and sidewalk. Childs said about 30 signatures were received in opposition to the plan. Hubert Harmon and Jerry Johnson sent letters of opposition. The New Brighton Chamber of Commerce supports the County Plan. Craig Iger, 621 Silver Lake Road, noted the conflicting traffic data and said this inform'ation is not enough to support the County plan. Benke said the Rice St. accident data compares the new road to the old unimproved road. The overall accident rate for a four lane is much lower than a two lane design. Williams questioned whether a person would have difficulty when merging into a steady stream of traffic traveling in the one lane. Larson noted no problems when pulling out in traffic on Rice Street. Proper said there is less air pollution when traffic moves freely. He noted that New Brighton's population has declined, but the amount of car trips have increased, the SRF report confirmed that traffic levels will only increase. An uncongested road with good landscaping will improve property values, as opposed to a heavy congested roadway. Mr. Soler said the County is not against building three lane roads, however, in this case the volume of Silver Lake Road is such that more than one lane in each direction is needed. Peter Fausch, SRF, confirmed SRF's recommendation of a four lane road. Gunderman asked if the undergrounding of the powerline would be Federally funded. Proper will investigate. Edith Dalleska, 191 Windsor Lane, said the CCFSLR report does not just recommend a three lane road, but also covers a broader spectrum of issues. We are a residential neighborhood, not a freeway neighborhood. David Phillips encouraged Council to not vote on the proposal tonight. Council Business Silver Lake Road Reconstruction Project Report 92-258