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and children, and the property values will drop and the houses <br />on Ridge Street will be doomed in the end to demolition. <br /> Mr. Guy Agnor, County Executive of Albemarle County, addressed <br />the Council on behalf of the County government in favor of the <br />~project. He stated that the purchase of the Lane High School <br />building for the seat of Albemarle County government was intended <br />to keep the County government in Downtown Charlottesville <br />and the decision to renovate the post office building as a <br />regional library was based on its proximity to this road improve- <br />ment for those residents who live north of Charlottesville. <br /> <br /> Mr. Bill Lucy speaking on behalf of the North Downtown <br /> Residents Association, stated the residents are concerned about <br /> the traffic on Park Street, but are not convinced that the <br /> McIntire Extension proposal would have any significant effect <br /> on that problem. The association feels that the Mclntire Road <br /> improvement would exceed federal noise level standards and <br /> make it a less desirable place to live. The association feels <br /> that these issues are intertwined with design questions and <br /> requested that the corridor not be approved ~until these design <br /> issues are addressed more extensively. <br /> <br /> Mr. R. J. Baltimore commented that the Downtown Mall can <br /> not succeed if this road is built, since the road is a direct <br /> route to the new shopping center. <br /> <br /> Mr. Richard Collins spoke in opposition to the taking <br /> <br /> land from the park to build a road. <br /> <br /> Mr. Darden Towe addressed the Council in favor of the <br /> proposed Mclntire Road project. He stated he thinks the long <br /> range plans for Vinegar Hill will need the access provided by <br /> this road. He stated speaking on behalf of the Officers of <br /> Downtown Charlottesville, Inc. he would like to ~eiter~te~ <br /> their position in favor of the road. <br /> <br /> Mr. Sandy Lambert urged the Council to continue with its <br /> plans for this road. He stated that he could see no other <br /> location for the road ~ther then this corridor ~nich is proposed. <br /> <br /> Mr. Michael Bernhart addressed the Council in opposition <br /> <br /> to the proposed road. He stated that the proposed road is a <br /> road for business purposes, but business purposes can be <br /> served by riding on public transit a lot more cheaply, a lot <br /> more inexpensively, a lot less destructively, and a lot safer. <br /> He stated it doesn't make sense to do all this damaging <br /> construction when mass transit will do the exact same thing and <br /> up set nobody. <br /> <br /> Mr. Francis Fife stated that he has voted for this road <br /> <br /> in the early stages, but if he were on Council now he would have <br /> to reconsider and he thinks Council has heard enough reasons <br /> to reconsider the project. He stated that he' was afraid if <br /> the Council proceeds without giving it further consideration we <br /> will end up with a road that is too big and too damaging. <br /> <br /> <br />