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;6 TUESDAY APRIL 12, 1983 for the project right-of-way. As a result of the December 2nd public hearing, in which Miss Minter asked the Department of Highways & Transportation to study and con- sider moving the proposed roadway so as to leave Miss Minter's property intact, the Highway Department advised Miss Minter, by letter dated March 16, 1983, that it has considered and studied her request, with the findings being as follows: The study revealed that when we moved the alignment to miss your property there were more adverse effects on the other side. The best we could corne up with was an alignment that required a retaining wall approximately is' high in front of your property and another retaining wall approximately 15' high across the road in front of Mr. Berlin's property. In addition, a retaining wall will be required along Moss Street beside your property which will be approximately 12' high. There are several other adverse effects with this alignment. With the wall being as high as it is and the adverse angle of the intersection of Moss Street with Mulberry Road, a suitable sight distance cannot be attained. The angle of repose on the walls will encroach on both individual's homes. With the City's plan to eventually widen the right side of Moss Street to match the left side, this would not be possible. In shifting the alignment it becomes difficult to align the beginning of the project with existing Route 57. Also, an encroachment on another property will occur where a wall will be necessary. From an engineering standpoint, these changes do not appear to be feasible. Furthermore to change the project so as to leave your property intact would drastically change the entire concept of the project as requested by the City. Therefore, our study indicated that the proposed design as presented is best tailored for the City's needs and development. Both Miss Minter and Mr. Berlin were present at the meeting herein covered by these minutes, both of whom expressed the opinion that there is no need for the project at this time, with Miss Minter noting that most of the residents to be displaced by the project construction are senior citizens and, also, with Miss Minter requesting a current traffic count on Market Street for comparison with projected vehicular move- ment along this street. Mr. Berlin, meanwhile, was critical of the City's streetscape project (most of which has been completed) as well as of the peripheral street system already constructed. Mr. Berlin also advanced several ideas for a street or thorough- fare construction program, in lieu of that already completed or yet proposed to be constructed, suggesting that a four-lane highway be constructed from Market Street (at