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South Benq Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular M eting — August 28, 2012 <br />2. NEW BUSINESS <br />A. South Side Development Area <br />(1) continued... <br />to take her house. Asks for a fair <br />price. Doesn't want to be stuck with <br />a house that has no resale value. <br />Audience expresses agreement by <br />much applause. <br />• Resident at 4204 Fellows who says <br />she lives in a ditch. She and her <br />neighbors cannot get out of their <br />driveways. When'it rains the yards. <br />flood. Has concerns about critters <br />with the pond at Erskine. She wishes <br />for her home to be taken at a fair <br />price. <br />• Gentleman asked what the traffic <br />count was currently on Fellows Street <br />north of Ireland. Mr. Schalliol <br />responded 4,200 cars. The gentleman <br />said it will double. Mr. Durr <br />responded that they are anticipating it <br />to triple. The gentleman noted that <br />under Option B, traffic is routed from <br />Barbie onto Michigan Street. The <br />result would be like traffic in <br />Kokomo. Why not extend the three <br />lanes from Walter all the way to <br />Chippewa and use the traffic light <br />that is already there? Why, put two <br />stop lights nextAo one another? Mr. <br />Schalliol responded that the light at <br />Barbie was already planned as part of <br />the Main and Lafayette Conector <br />project. The problem with taking <br />traffic all the way up to Chippewa is <br />that people would have to make a left <br />turn across traffic on Chippewa. But <br />he is willing to take a new look at that <br />13 <br />