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for four years, but did not receive a notice. Over 30 children live and play on Harrison Street. The street is fairly safe except for the two weeks when the fair is going on. If the station is built, she felt the street would become like it is during fair time. She did not want to see this happen. Why did the station have to go in the middle of a residential area? How will the traffic get there? Pleasanton Avenue is not wide enough to accommodate the traffic that this station will generate. Mike Bivens, 443 St Mary Street, said nobody on St. Mary Street received a notice except for him and an 85 year old resident. He said he was not opposed to the rail station but would like to see it moved away from the Fairgrounds. The streets could not handle the traffic. It took his neighbor, who owns a business in Pleasanton, eighteen minutes to go two blocks because of the train. The train station would become permanent once put in, even though it is supposed to be temporary. The dust, noise and traffic will only increase. Eric Bowers, 459 St. Mary Street, said he would like the train station moved to another place. Traffic will definitely be a problem. The report stated the commuter trains would be traveling 55 miles per hour. He wanted to know how long it would take a train traveling that fast to slow down. If the trains have to stop to pick up the people, then the wait at the crossings will be longer. Impatient drivers will make U-turns, thus creating a safety hazard. Ms. Michelotti asked how many cars are on the freight trains? Mr. Bowers said the trains vary in length. Sometimes he has had to wait up to approximately eight to ten minutes for the train cars to pass by. Ms. Stamatis said there are approximately thirty to forty cars on the trains. Kelley Jackson, 4741 Harrison Street, #5, agreed with what had already been said. The residents on Harrison Street were quite sensitive about the train station, as they will feel the biggest impact. It was not a noise issue, but rather a traffic and parking issue. Every year she dreads the fair because of the traffic and not having enough parking in the area for the residents. What will happen if this station is built? She would like the station built somewhere else. Michael Fahy, 198-C Peters Avenue, agreed with the need for the commuter trains. He felt it should be placed somewhere where it would not impact the City streets and the residential areas. 1-680 would reach its capacity long before the funds would become available, thus impacting the ramps at Sunol and Bernal Avenue. There needed to be a study done on the impact of putting the station in another area. There would be an increase in traffic on Peters Avenue and West Las Positas Avenue from the BART station. He asked what is the guarantee that this will be an interim station only? He has a problem now getting out of his driveway onto Peters Avenue; how will it be when this station is put in? Pleasanton City Council 8 07/01/97 Minutes