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IA. The most frequently discussed concerns were: • Parking - the parking problem needs to be addressed and corrected now, the impact of more vehicles will be a just add to an already stressed situation. • Traffic increase, specific concerns were speeding vehicles and impact to neighborhood streets as vehicles cut through to find alternative routes. • Increased use of an already overused facility - special note that conditions will change from the current use only during certain times of the year to an artificial turf that will allow year round usage which will have a significant impact throughout the year. • Safety Issues - The school buses in the area already have a difficult time turning around due to the numbers of cars parked along the sides of the roads. Kids will have an increasingly difficult time crossing the street safely if more people are in the area. • Litter - Residents are concerned about the litter and clean up after athletic events. • Lighting and noise from the games - Some residents noted concern about both noise and lighting, particularly parents with young children who go to bed early. • Cost - was a concern to some, why does this have to cost so much money? Questions: 1.) Why are the choices limited to either 1 or 4 facilities, isn't there a possibility of 2, one at the north end of town and one at the south? 2.) What about maintenance? It wasn't listed in the material provided by 4 -J. 3.) Will there be a public input process? If so, how will we be notified? 4.) What about the wetlands areas? 5.) Will variances be allowed? 6.) Who pays for the street improvements if the stadium does go in and streets need to be expanded to accommodate the traffic flow? 7.) Will the applicants have to follow the rules of the permit process like other developers? David Piercy and Jeff Lankston both indicated that there will be a public input process and asked interested parties to sign up for future meeting notification. Jim Johnson indicated that this type of information exchange is very helpful to the process when we discuss the development of a new facility. David Piercy noted appreciation for the civil manner in which residents and interested parties came forward with topics for discussion. This discussion ended at 8:35. The floor was turned over to Diane Bishop for discussion of the East Bank Bike Trail. Diane noted that the bike trail is currently in litigation so her ability to answer some questions could be limited dependent upon the question. She gave some history of the bike path and the adjoining paths in the area. She noted the desire to provide alternative, safe and appealing areas to get around town. A few questions from the residents included: Why was that area chosen? What safety measures has the City taken to insure Marist student safety? Are there bike paths in the Sheldon area? What is the average use of those paths? Do other schools have paths? What are the problems in those areas? Diane responded to all the questions. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.