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2 Ms. Ann Goedde, 2202 Hill Street, said she is confident that protecting Fry’s Spring is good for housing. She said closing Old Lynchburg Road is the duty of Council to protect the neighborhood. She said pressure should be put on the County to do the Area B plan. Ms. Genie Williams, 2400 Jefferson Park Avenue, said the City needs to take th leadership in protecting the integrity of the Fry’s Spring neighborhood. She said 5 Street has not worked to take traffic off of Old Lynchburg Road, and Old Lynchburg Road should be closed to protect the neighborhood. Dr. Dudley Rochester, 250 Pantops Mountain Road, said he is a retired physician specializing in pulmonary diseases, and is speaking at the request of Mr. Lynch. He advocated for the purchase of energy from wind farms due to the effect of pollutants from other energy sources, which are a major cause of death. Mr. Jack Wilson, 317 Monte Vista Avenue, supported closing Old Lynchburg Road, which he said he has advocated for for several years. He thanked the City for stabilizing the creek bank at Azalea Park. He said the current conditions on Old Lynchburg Road are dangerous for pedestrians, but there is not a solution that will make every neighborhood happy. He said Council should consider commuter arteries. He said there has been gunfire in the neighborhood from a County neighborhood which he said will go away if Old Lynchburg Road is closed. Dr. Joseph Mooney, 201 Sunset Avenue, supported the petition to close Old Lynchburg Road with some regret, as he thinks there is no other choice. He said the Area B plan should be emphasized. He said Council should consider changing the name of Neighborhood Development Services to the Department of Neighborhood Preservation Services as we have had enough neighborhood development. Mr. Raymond Mason, 939 Charlton Avenue, speaking for Ms. Holmes, owner of 937 Charlton Avenue, referred to a letter from the City Manager about the warranty of the work at the house. He said $7,000 was added on without Ms. Holmes’ consent and the wall was not repaired. He said the City Manager did not have the whole truth and he thinks the warranty should still be valid. He said the City should make sure AHIP does right. Mr. Vance High said that traffic on Old Lynchburg Road has worsened each year. He said it used to be a safe place to bike. He said people can use Ridge Street or Harris Road. He said closing Old Lynchburg Road should not be used as a bargaining tool with the County. Ms. Tatyanna Patton, 2209 Jefferson Park Avenue, said that the Rivanna rd Conservation Society meets on the 3 Thurdays to discuss watershed issues. She thanked Council for their recent membership. Mr. Mitch King, 2530 Wingate Road, President of the Old Mill Power Company that buys and sells electricity, supported Mr. Lynch’s suggestion for the City to purchase electricity from wind power. He said the machines must be sited carefully. He said additional information is available on the website nationalwind.org. COUNCIL RESPONSES TO MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC Ms. Hamilton said that when she first heard about the notion to close Old Lynchburg Road it seemed quite radical and she did not think she could support it. She said as events have transpired and no communication has been received from the County regarding the Area B plan, she supports asking the City Manager to do a study of the impact of closing Old Lynchburg Road on surrounding streets. Mr. Norris said he agrees with Ms. Hamilton’s request. He said he is not willing to say yea or nay to closing Old Lynchburg Road, but feels we need more information. He said we need to implement the recommendations from the Area B study. He said cut-