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5--2I-1999 2:54R1 FROM CITY OF IhJDEPEhJDENCE 612 479 0528 P. 2 10. PTSCUSSTON OF TOWN’ LINE ROAD. Councilmember Cook reported that he had attended t.he public meeting in Oronc that waa held :o allow citizens the oppo.'Tiinity to speak. Cook stated that there are three choices: Put in a stop light at this intersection: close To^-vn Line Road south of Highway 12; or build a frontage road or several one-way streets. He added that N/l!Nr>ot would like 2 traSc light at this intersection because it has such a high rate of accidents. Cook thinks the four cities will have to individually make a decisic.n and then collectively make a decision. ^fayor Johnson stated that no one knows how many nouses are planned for the l\ledina property. He felt that the Medina mayor was ve.w emphatic that the dosing of Town Line Road at Highway 12 was strictly for sarety reasons. Kc wants a tranic licht and a cul-dc- ja»,...... w.i £3iuaunjvor Ave. orlginaily *vh.lcu die road dosed and a cul-de-sac, but after the discussion at Orono he has changed his mind. He is concerned about the aocec rrailic cn i own Line Road and wr.o wouid oc paying for improvements. \fayor Johnson had a discussion with a police officer, who is concerned about emergency ser,ices to residents south of Highway 12 if the access to Towti Line Road is closed. If there is a train crossing County Road 19 the emergency vehicle would have to go over to County Road S3 to get over the railroad tracks, ind then would have to go East on County Road 6 to get to Town Line Road. Mayor Johnson thinks we .may not want to change anything at that intersection untii we see what happe.ns to the t.^ainc partem once the signal light is installed a: Hjshtvav !2 and Ccu.ntv Road 33 Council.member Smith thinks County Read 19 rr.zy so straight (where County Road 29 is now) eve.nruaily, and if it does it will change tranic patterns dramatically. We would be drawing people to Pagc.nkopfand Pcrkinsville Reads, and even past the elementary schccl. We couid be transferring the hazard from Towm. Line Road to another place if we aren t careful. Smith can see .no wisdom in closing Town Line Road; he thinks a sigzial light could possibly be a gooc adciticn. Mayor Johnson stated that if the proposed road were built from the Industrial Park to Budd Street, everyone from the north side of Highway !2 could get to the stop light at County Read 3j. Johnson reels that the Orono City Council is far from making a decision about Town Line Road. They need more information before they can make a decision. The Medina mayor was quite forcefbl in wanting a decision now. Emner thinks that a stop light at County Road 83 will make a huge difference in trafSic patterns. He is opposed to closing Town Line Read until we have had time to assess the traffic patterns once this stoplight is installed. 'i ti \ 4