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South Benc Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular M eting —July 12, 2012 <br />5. OLD I USINESS (CONT.) <br />A. South Side Development Area <br />(1 ) continued... <br />engineering perspective, they are: more <br />traffic, less front yard, the need for retaining <br />walls, long -term maintenance, and drainage <br />problems on the east side. <br />Mr. Varner asked Mr. Durr if omitting the <br />sidewalk would make alternative two an <br />acceptable option. Mr., Durr noted to get the <br />grade up on the east up to match, there would <br />still be a grading issue. Mr. Varner clarified <br />that no sidewalk is an option. Mr. Durr <br />responded it is an option but then there is no <br />pathway for anyone on the east side. Mr. <br />Varner noted there is a sidewalk on the west <br />side. Mr. Durr noted there is a gap on the <br />west side, south of Walter Street. He also <br />noted that the east side is intended to be a <br />multi -use path that will connect into the <br />city's larger network of paths. <br />Mr. Davis asked Mr. Durr for clarification on <br />the postcards that were sent to everyone <br />within the Erskine neighborhood (211 total). <br />Mr. Durr responded that a printing company <br />was hired to print and send the postcards. <br />There was a comment from the' audience that <br />no one on the west side of Chippewa <br />received any notification. <br />Mr. Durr noted that as far as notification <br />clarification, the third.party can provide <br />information. He also noted that there was <br />above average attendance at all the public <br />meetings; above 60 in both cases. <br />10 <br />