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Prescott City Council Regular Voting Meeting—August 29,2006 Page 11 • It was mentioned in the 2030 plan as a street that would fail, had a high traffic volume,and would be congested. • Drivers cut through to Nathan Lane and Autumn Breeze to avoid the Senator Highway/Mt. Vernon Avenue/Summit Pointe/Haisley Drive/Summit Estates intersections which would need a light. • Palmer Hill had 21 lots, the roads were in, 21 more homes were ready to go in. • There was a 200 foot drop off along the roadway. • A blind curve onto Nathan Lane and another where it entered City Lights. • Morning and evening traffic would be horrible. Carl Tenney remarked drivers would have clear vision on both sides to back out of their driveways; it was clear to the east and to the west. Robert Reuillard continued: • He disagreed with Mr.Tenney. • What hadn't been taken into consideration was parking on the street and it would be an issue with 12 houses clustered in there, especially on holidays. • New homes being built brought trucks, backhoes, and dirt into the iIr area. • He saw some advantages to being the last to develop—got some free open space; the public streets were already established; custom built home lots were built; take advantage of mature real estate market with The Foothills Subdivision. • The HOA understands the right of a developer to get a return on his investment, but as taxpayers they felt the project should be denied. • The Land Development Code said to protect the health, safety and welfare of existing residents. Councilman Roecker asked Public Works Director Craig McConnell about the parking on the street and Mr. McConnell replied the Code mentioned parking as a function of street width;that a 28 foot wide street would have parking on one side of the street but be prohibited on the other. Mike Spencer, 885 Ohio Street— • Vote no on public safety issues. • Street is 20 feet wide and unsafe;drivers go over the yellow line. • Asked if it is possible to widen Eastwood Drive. Extra cars would be going down Eastwood and many traveled out on Nathan Lane.