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Excerpt from Park Board Minutes (Continued) ,.Page 3 Nelson thought .perhaps half of the street could betaken for park, aril half for turn around area for St. John's parking. Van Hatten said if any part of the street was taken out, it would eliminate a~.l of the street parking. Johnson asked if there wag a motion. A resident from the audience commented that he has lived in .the area for 40 years and has never seen too much traffic on 3rd Ave. He feels in the winter. it is rather hazardous because at the intersection you cannot see the cross traffic coming.. Would not Abject to the closing of 3rd Ave. It would be more beneficial to the park. He walks in the area about two times a day. He sees slot of people walking in that area and feels the walkways would be used slot. Van Hatten's concern about taking a poll was how to do it without aloe of explanation. Would really have to be careful. about how you asked the question. Williams stated there. was a public hearing on the street re- surfacing. There was some agreement to close 3rd Ave. After that a petition against the -closing of 3rd Ave. came about:• Johnson said that. if the ball diamond was expanded there would be more use and more games to watch. Van Hatten asked if the ball diamond could be moved closer to the street to make it bigger. Midness said the backstop would then become inefficient. Resident, Jerry Bensing, asked if St. John's had been advised to what the street upgrading cost would be; what it would be for the City and what it would be for St. John's. Resident comment was that St. John's has plans for upgrading the parking lot. MOTION BY SEWARD, SECONDED BY OLSON, TO RECOMMEND PLAN #4 WITH THE VACATING 3RD AVE. Johnson .said he would like to see his earlier comment about having another access behind the ball diamond added to motion. Olson said the tot lot area with two separate age group areas could be added too. Seward said the residents like Plan #4 also. Johnson said the residents had no opposition.to the pond. Olson said yes, they preferred the. pond over the detention area. Carlson asked if the school had been approached on the pond, regarding safety.