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S,L';',:IT.<3,RY SEj,:ER: 1. Norm Green & Sons........................$ 2. Shur-14ay Contractors, Inc................$ 3. liildish Construction Company.............$ 4. L. D. Van Over Construction, Inc.........$ 5. Kenneth R. Bos'tick Construction Company..$ 6. Dan D. Allsup; Contractor Inc............$ 4,741.00...................... ..San. Lat....$ 0.088/Sq. Ft...........O 5,155.70 5,276.20 5,764.00 6,021.00 6,542.00 _____________________________________________________ CONPLETION DATE: August 15, 1975 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . I 9. Along the south boundary of Senger Park betvieen r:orv;ood Street and Gilham Road (1093) Don Allen, public works director, reviewed the bids. Contract award was recom- mended to the low bidder on each of the projects. Public hearing was opened. Frances Barkan, 68 West 25th Avenue, speaking for the Friendly Area Neighbors. said they were never informed of the proposed improvement of the 29th and Willamette intersection, that although plans for the project had been requested they had never been received. She said the group wished to be informed of any. proposed projects regardless of how long they had been under consideration. The group also wanted appropriate studies on any street widening project to assure the proposed construction would accomplish the intended purpose. I-A-2 John Massoglia, 47-1/2 West 25th Avenue, transportation committee co-ordinator for the Friendly Area Neighbors, also noted that plans on the project, although promised to be sent to the group, had never been received. He felt public input had been inadequate not only on the 29th and Willamette project but on the entire south Willamette traffic problem. He asked delay of the project until there was time for that public input. Richard Higgins, 70 West 24th Avenue, thought the proposed widening of the inter- section would only add to the noise at that location. He further thought the widening was made necessary by development in the south hills and asked if the city was moving toward construction of a freeway in terms of making Willamette an arterial type street for its entire length to accommodate further projectedd~elop- ment to the south. e I-A-3 Public hearing was closed, there being no further testimony. Assitant Manager read letters received from Crest Drive Citizens Association and from Friendly Area Neighbors, both asking for delay in the project to afford opportunity to obtain more in~ormation and to consider the long-range effect of the improvement as well as to provide for more public input. In response to some of the concerns expressed, he said this project had been under discussion each time there was a major development in the southern part of the city and that the improvement was designed to increase the safety at that intersection in handling the present traffic loads as well as those projected within the 1990 Plan. He noted county funds would be granted if used by October 1974 and said there was an extension of that deadline to July I of this year when right-of-way negotiations took longer than anticipated. Also, this project was given high priority in the list of street improvements covered bya successful bond issue election and strongly supported by the Council and the community. He added that the budget committee had appropriated funds for the project for several years. Mr. Allen took special note of public hearing held at the time the bond issue was considered and said that the 29th and Willamette project was one of those on the list of projects covered at that time. He explained that the main effect of the .~. improvement was one of traffic safety, installation of left-turn lanes. There had ... been quite a bit of contact with owners of adjacent properties in right-of-way 6/9/75 - 4 ~.OCo