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I Informational Meeting Minutes January 20, 2005 I direction. In this case, we would likely be talking about Tipton and Upland Avenues. No matter how we look at that, there is always going to be property owners that are inconvenienced in their normal trips or that will just chose to drive the wrong way for a short period of time, rather than take the longer route around that area. For that reason, we do not believe that Tipton and Upland being changed to one-directional roadways would solve any of the problems. I I Will Tipton Avenue still be a nanvw street? I Yes. The City standard is 32 feet, face-of-curb to face-of-curb. The proposal for Tipton Avenue is to only widen it to 28 feet, face-of-curb to face-of-curb, given the limited number of properties adjacent to it and the seldom use of on-street parking in significant numbers. I Will the City be responsible for yard restoration where sewer lining is completed? I There should be minimal disruption to yards with the sewer lining project, but certainly the City will be responsible for restoration of anything that is disrupted, due to the sewer lining project. Won't the closing rif S rymour, Quinn and Rush Avenues result in more trciffic on Tipton Avenue? I It is possible that vehicles that currently exist TH 10 onto Seymour, Quinn or Rush Avenues will chose to exit TH 10 at Upland Avenue and then travel down Tipton Avenue. There are other options for vehicles that are used to turning off at TH 10 on Seymour, Quinn or Rush that could continue their trip down to Proctor and exit the Highway at Proctor Avenue. We do not anticipate a significant increase in the amount of traffic on Upland Avenue or Tipton Avenue, due to the proposed closing of Seymour, Quinn and Rush access to TH 10. I I Have there been or will there be a'!)' studies on how the downtown improvement will qffect the Trciffic on Tipton Avenue? Would this be an issue to bring up to the City Council? I There have been no traffic studies that I am aware of linking the downtown proposed redevelopment project to increased traffic on any other City streets. My initial reaction to the question is the increased residential and commercial redevelopment in the downtown area will have negligible affect on traffic increases as far out as Tipton Avenue. I Are the assessments based on lot size or frontage? I Assessments are actually based on residential equivalent units, so each lot that cannot be further subdivided is deemed to be one residential lot and will be proposed to be assessed $6,000. I I was assessed on an earlier project and my house was marked again for assessment. How can I check if I should be assessed? I Any property that was assessed for the 2003 Street Rehabilitation Project or the 1988 Main Street Project street construction portion will not be assessed for this project. I believe your property was assessed for the Main Street project, but for sanitary sewer improvement involved in that project, not for the actual reconstruction of Main Street. We can research that either through my files or by contacting the City Finance Department, which is the keeper of the formal assessment history. I I What will be done for the storm sewer on Tipton Avenue and Upland Avenue to improve the existing condition? I There will be new storm sewer including catch basins installed on the northern portion of Tipton Avenue and Upland Avenue down to an existing line that enters into Lake Orono. The backyard storm sewer line has been televised and the problem areas noted. These areas will be corrected by I Page 3