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e necessity for his clients. He indicated any rerouting would result in time and fuel consumption and thus more costs to the company and urged that option number 3 be adopted by the Council. Dale Allen, 4221 Royal Avenue, indicated he was speaking as a citizen living in that area, but also had been asked by the citizens of the Active Bethel Citizens Association to speak for that group. He indi- cated all constituents and citizens he had talked to in the area were very concerned about the substantial increase in vehicle traffic, especially the truck traffic. He said they felt the inorease was attri- butable to widening and improvement of the streets in the area and that they were united in their belief that the amount of traffic must be reduced for the safety of the people living there, for the peace and well-being of the community. He felt the problem had been documented very well by the staff recommendations, but that the citizens wanted some immediate relief. He said the citizens found acceptable the recommen- dation of the Traffic Engineering staff and were united in their support of option No. 3 on the staff recommendations. e Arden Munkres, 2104 Dewey Street, speaking as president of the Active Bethel Citizens Association, indicated that the area south of Royal had been growing rapidly and will be continuing to grow, indicating there will be an increase in residential vehicles which will create a great conflict with the increased growth also in the truck traffic in the area. He said that the group was in favor of option No. 3 of the staff recommendations as soon as the 11th Street improvements could be completed. Ted Igo, Pacific Yard Service on West 1st Street, indicated that the commercial movement in the area was tremendous, but the only north- bound access was through Bertelsen to Royal Avenue until a through street, either 1st or 5th to Beltline, was put through. He indicated a truck ban would work a real hardship on the commercial industries located in that area. Everett Vaughn, 4900 Royal Avenue, speaking for Cascade Lumber Co., said they realized there is noise in the area but there are no other through streets to get to the industrial complex. He said that the 6th and 7th Avenue turnoffs of Highway 99 were very hazardous and that they need other through streets in the area. The prohibition on truck traffic in this area would work a real hardShip on his particular firm. Mark Mortenson, speaking on behalf of Georgia Pacific, indicated that when a corporation the size of Georgia Pacific comes into an area, one of the primary things it looks for is rail and truck access to an area. He indicated the company might not have invested money in the area had it known there would be a problem of access and that by putting a prohibition on the distribution of materials, the Council might find people such as Georgia Pacific would be going to other areas and would be spending their tax dollars in other areas. e 1/24/77 - 7 ~3