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South Benj Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular M eting — August 28, 2012 <br />2. NEW BUSINESS <br />A. South Side Development Area <br />(1) continued... <br />coming off that new bride into the. <br />intersection of Ireland Road and Fellows <br />Street. In making those determinations, there <br />have been two public meetings (2011 and <br />March 2012) where the city showed <br />alignment Option A. Based on engineering <br />discussions and traffic planning models, <br />Option A seemed to be the best way to move <br />traffic from the Ireland/Fellows intersection <br />over to Michigan Street at its intersection <br />with Chippewa. Option A required 30 total <br />property acquisitions and five partial <br />property acquisitions. Over the last several <br />months, and with much discussion, city staff <br />and engineers from Christopher Burke met <br />with many of the neighbors and explained the <br />acquisition timeline for the project. Then, in <br />response to dissatisfaction with the plan from <br />some residents, Commissioners asked <br />Christopher Burke to propose some <br />alternatives that would not require so much <br />acquisition. <br />Mr. Durr, Christopher Burke Engineering, <br />explained the options they had come up with. <br />A matrix was also distributed at the meeting <br />showing a comparison of the various options. <br />Mr. Durr noted that one option is for the city <br />to do nothing, or nothing at this time. <br />However, the intersection is not adequate to <br />handle the additional traffic and the city feels <br />it would be irresponsible to not prepare for it. <br />Fellows Street between Ireland and <br />Chippewa contains several other substandard <br />intersections at Teri, Barbie and Chippewa. <br />5 <br />