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135 Bruce Shayne, 4161 Rennellwood, spoke in favor of placing stop signs be placed in three directions, off of Morganfield and both sides of Kolln. He explained that he and his wife had almost been hit by speeding vehicles on several occasions. He stated that he had called the police several times but was not able to call everytime an incident occurred. He was concerned with the area by the park because of the children or elderly persons crossing. Katheryn LaGrange, 3833 Kamp Drive, admitted using Kolln .Street as a thorough-faire. She agreed that there should be stop signs placed on the street because the commute hour traffic as well as the speed of vehicles at all times of the day. She also ~ expressed the same type of concern regarding Kamp Drive. She Q9 believed that street also needed stop signs for similar reasons. Q9 Melvin Everton, Hayford Court, expressed his concern with the < speed on the listed streets. He requested a stop sign be placed at Z Morganfield/Kolln. He indicated that he and his son witnessed a fatal accident and several near fatal accidents on this street. Lauren Bengtson, 4094 Blacow Street, indicated that he used ~hese streets frequently and disagreed that stop signs would eliminate the traffic and the speed of the flow of traffic. He said that it could create even more of a problem. He described different routes that he had driven through the neighborhood. Mr. Bengtson agreed that traffic moved too fast on Kolln Street but did not believe that stop signs were the answer. Instead, Mr. Bengtson felt that more enforcement by the police was needed. Susan Bengtson, 4094 Blacow Street, agreed with her husband's comments. She did not realize that there was as much of a problem as stated with pedestrians crossing the street. She suggested placing a cross walk in front of the park but not include a stop sign. Mr. Masten agreed with placing cross walks in front of the park. He reiterated the reasons for requesting the stop signs and asked for approval. Mr. Butler was opposed to placing a stop sign at the corner of Mohr and Kolln. He believed that the left turn lane that turns onto Santa Rita from Valley Avenue needed to be expanded. Mr. Butler felt that placing stop signs on Kolln would only add to the problem of people using this area as a thorough-faire and speeding. It was moved by Mr. Butler, to deny the request for stop signs on Morganfield/Kolln and Mohr/Kolln. The motion died for lack of a second. 7/7/92 17