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Public Works Building As the Council should recall, the school is planning on constructing a public works building on a site in the Industrial Park which the EDA sold to the school district. This project has been reviewed and approved by the City Council. A problem developed when the bids received last fall exceeded the project budget. In this regard, I understand that the school district is planning to construct "phase one" of the project in 1996 with the balance of the building to be completed at some time in the future. It is appropriate for school district representatives to update the City Council on the status of this 1996 building project. County Road I Improvement Project For the past few years the county has advised the city and school district that it plans to upgrade County Road 1. This project was tentatively scheduled for 1995, but is now planned for 1996. I have invited County Engineer Dave Schwarting to attend this meeting or to send a letter that can be presented and reviewed. City Engineer Terry Maurer will not be in attendance at this meeting so, if Dave Schwarting cannot attend, and, if we do not get a letter from him, then I will do my best to update the Council and School Board on what I know about the improvement project design and timetable. The overall good news is that I believe the project will be completed in 1996, and that it will be completed under the county's management and mainly with county funding. School Street/Proctor Avenue Signalization and School Street Improvements In 1995, the city requested that the county conduct a trsffic warrants study for the School Street and Proctor Avenue intersection. The preliminary results indicate that a signal is very close to being needed, and that it most likely will be necessary in 1997 ff trsffic increases as projected. Accordingly, the county has scheduled the signolization of this intersection for 1997. The signalization of the intersection will require some improvements to the intersection. With the improvements to the intersection comes the concern about the balance of School Street between this intersection and where the four-lane ends just west of Jackson Avenue. It seems appropriate that when the signal gets installed and the intersection gets improved, the city consider the improvement of School Street to a four-lane for its entire length between Jackson Avenue and Proctor Avenue. This project is only in its discussion stages and would not be constructed until 1997.