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e , <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ORONO COUNCIL MEETING <br />HELD AUGUST 10, 1992 <br />LEAF STREET - CONT. <br />Goetten asked if he has requested the Police Department to police <br />the street for violators of the speed limit. <br />Graham noted the Police Department does monitor the area, but they <br />are not there in the morning when most of the problem occurs. He <br />said he resented Ms. Butler's remark at the last meeting, when she <br />said that the people going too fast on the road probably live <br />there. He felt it is not the.people that live there that are <br />speeding, but rather those taking a short cut to other areas. <br />Goetten indicated the street may actually be safer for pedestrians <br />if the street is widened. <br />Jabbour felt there is not necessarily security in policing the <br />situation. He stated that Ms. Butler did not mean that the <br />residents of the area were speeding, and he stated that Butler is <br />very concerned with issues of safety. <br />Graham stated he is opposed to curb, gutter and storm sewer. He <br />'indicated if that is the way.of life they wished they would have <br />moved to another suburb. <br />Callahan reported that if the State Highway Department is asked to <br />reconsider a speed limit for a road, they will monitor existing <br />speeds and generally change the speed limit to what the majority <br />of travelers are going. <br />Graham asked if the existing road conditions are unsafe, why the <br />City does not reduce the speed limit. <br />Cook stated the City has no control over reducing the speed limit, <br />that would be the responsibility of the State Highway Department. <br />Graham asked where the money that would be saved from the project <br />would go if the street were reconstructed with MSA funds. He felt <br />the general area would not realize the benefit of. the wider road. <br />Mayor Peterson said the money would benefit all residents In the <br />City paying a portion of the project. <br />Cici Graham, 95 Leaf Street, stated. her opposition to the <br />reconstruction of Leaf Street with MSA funds. She said the quality <br />of life in Orono cannot be replaced. <br />Behrman reminded the Council of, a petition submitted from the <br />residents in the area in opposition to the widening of the road. <br />1.1 <br />