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e Ken Clark, 1155 Fir Acres Road, said Fir Acres Road is a unique road in that it contains two gO-degree bends that block proper vision. Kids enjoy speeding down the road and doing fish-tail spins on the corners. Mr. Clark lives on one of the corners and runs the risk of getting broadsided as he goes to and from work. Having lived there for seven years, he has seen many cars that have skidded into yards. He used to call the police, but they could never arrive in time, so he stopped calling. The dust problem is severe. Regarding the cost of maintaining the road, the frequency of grading is less each year, and potholes reoccur. The cost of the project will never be less than now. Mr. Clark said he can hardly afford it, but he wants the road paved. Not everyone will agree on the particu- lars of paving. City staff has tried to compromise with residents on the plan. He urged Council not to construe testimony as opposing the paving. Represen- tatives who do not favor paving just do not want the project done as it is currently designed. He strongly urged City Council to have the road paved. Steve Kilgore, 1161 Fir Acres, said the two factors are safety on the road as it is now and the dust. He has three children and he wants the road paved. He would also like to be able to wash his house off and see what color it was originally. Randall DeBoard, 1114 Fir Acres, said an independent survey of a majority of occupants who live on the street indicates everyone wants the road paved. People are not in agreement with the curb proposed or the loss of property. It is important that City Engineers work with the people who hold the majority of the property frontage. It is cost-effective to be done now. The City will e not maintain the road. The dust and chuckholes are bad. There will be a bad accident someday. Paving would increase property values. Special considera- tion is needed on this street because of economic times. Many people living on the street are out of work but they have conceded to have the road paved. The traffic patterns are established in the area. There is not a need for a road as proposed in this plan. The curves on the plan allow for more speed and uses more property than necessary. Residents would like to retain the quiet atmosphere and size of the road. Edward Thompson, 230 North Bank, 66 Club Road, said he represented the Cag1es and Pierces who live on the west end of the road. The road is oiled regularly so that the dust problem occurs primarily in the spring. The City staff have gone out of their way to assist persons in the area. He pointed out one thing, had not the remonstrances come through, that would have caused the project to become a problem to the City. The proposal is to pave all of the road except for the westerly 60 or 70 feet. The owners of that strip that was cut off, were both against paving. To create the 52 percent majority, that strip was cut off, which would have left a short strip of unpaved road, had this project gone through. If this project is resurrected, that road should be paved as part of the project and the votes of the adjoining owners counted in. Michael Robert, 1152 Fir Acres, said that he lives on an inside corner cf the road. The part of Fir Acres being discussed is only part of a larger road. At the corner, at the end of the project, it continues into Bond Lane. At the other side of the street it goes into Willagillespie. On Happy Lane there is a new development and cul-de-sac which has brought a lot of extra traffic to Fir e MINUTES--Eugene City Council July 26, 1982 Page 5