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2 Mr. Mark Kavit, 400 Altamont Street, said he looks forward to having 24 hour permit parking. Mr. Steve Russell, 1614 Brandywine Drive, fully supported extending the enhanced speeding fines to Brandywine Drive, but said it is meaningless without enforcement. Ms. Linda Seaman, 2010 Greenbrier Drive, a member of the Greenbrier Neighborhood Association Executive Committee, said the neighborhood suffers from cut-through traffic. She urged Council to support the ordinance and add Greenbrier Drive to the list, and to have regular enforcement. Ms. Jane Lietsch, Greensboro, North Carolina, said her family used to own the Branham-Timberlake property. She said it is a unique property and her family lived off the land. She said it is a shame a mistake was made in not designating the land historic. She asked that it not be allowed to recede any further and suggested turning it into a park. Several people in the audience stood in support of her comments. Mr. Kevin Lynch, 609 Locust Avenue, said he would like to report on an interesting and productive trip to DEQ. He said he did not go to DEQ to contest the water supply permit. He said that in November of 2005 the State passed a local and regional planning law that Council did not know existed. He said ours is not a water plan. He said he never said that dredging alone will meet our water needs. Ms. Betty Mooney, 201 Sunset Avenue, said she signed up to talk about governance. She said we have a permit at this point but nothing more. She said the community has been led to believe we have a water supply plan but it does not meet the requirements of the State law. She said people do not trust the process and feel they have been given false information. She said we have to have accurate numbers. Mr. Jack Brown, 1505 Dairy Road, said Council needs to uphold our sustainable reputation and should insist on maintenance dredging at the South Fork Rivanna Reservoir. He said over 80 people have signed a letter supporting sustaining this community resource. Ms. Dede Smith, 2652 Jefferson Park Avenue, said she recently reread “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and like the book, there are still powerful and powerless people in our community. She said we need to protect our citizens. Mr. Richard Lang, 803 Elliott Avenue, thanked Council for moving forward on increased speeding fines. He asked that Police vehicles also slow down. He added his voice to those asking reconsidering of other options for water plans. He said Council should consider citizen views on big expenditures like this and renovation of the downtown mall. Dr. Joe Mooney, 201 Sunset Avenue, asked why the water supply plan resolution is before the utility rate ordinance on the agenda since the water rates will pay for the plan. He asked why the resolution was placed on the agenda when the City Manager knows that it does not qualify as a community water supply plan. He said Bill Crutchfield has asked government officials to answer tough questions. Mr. Stratton Salidas, 407 Graves Street, said we are planning for water for sprawl. He said the consultants for water and the Rt. 250 interchange have mislead the public. Ms. Kendra Hamilton, 602 Booker Street, thanked Council for their service to the City. She said Councilors are elected to make decisions for citizens and she hopes they can stake out higher ideals to protect the environment and people’s money. She asked them to be bold and creative. She said people believe misrepresentations were made about the water supply plan. She asked Council to listen and allay their fears. Mr. Richard Collins, 108 Wilson Court, member of the Soil and Water Conservation District, said Buck Mountain has been approved as a mitigation site. He