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September 3, 1980 Park Board Minutes Page 4 A resident asked what was being gained from the double entrance. Residents .want single entrance and are continually being overlooked. Van-Hatten said .residents were not being overlooked, their presence proves that. There was discussion about cost of the project and Gunderman asked Proper to go over costs again. Proper stated the cost estimates from last year were very close be- tween the two proposals but not a significant amount to make a diff- erence in the decision. between the two. Gunderman asked again if the parking lot would be stable. Proper stated it should be put in on top,of the old parking lot. If it were moved .off the crust already there it would be a problem. Dahl commented that from a safety standpoint if you .are going north on 16th and trying to-turn west on 5th, the dual entrance could be a problem. Neighbors have expressed this. concern to her. Dahl was concerned for people., if any, that faced 16th and were unable to park on the street. Anderson said there were no :homes that faced 16th between Sioux and 5th Street. A resident asked. if the Park Board had checked with the Police Dept. for safety probl-ems at the park. Anderson said a written. report was never received but them has been verbal contact with them and. they-said there has not. been a problem. Harcus stated a stop sign would solve the problem of fast moving traffic into the park.. Resident Eileen McKee said-there were 150 signatures on a petition against the dual entranc/exit. This should .give the Park Board an idea of .how the residents feel. Free skating area will be moved and tot area moved. Feels the tot area should be together because the children are easier to watch. Another whole year has gone by and we are back at the start. How can the Park. Board ignore 150 signatures on a petition. Johnson asked if the petition didn't refer to a mid-block entrance and exit. Anderson said the petition was very general but opposed mid-block entrance :and also stated the single entrance was favored at the present location. Carol Sylvester asked why the trees were. in the .middle of the parking lot. She thought it may decrease the number of cars in the lot.- Anderson said it will not affect the .number of cars but is more for aesthetics. Even if the trees weren't there it would be curbed.