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2 Ms. Rebecca Bradder, 907 Anderson Street, complained about the removal of bus th service on 9 Street. She said people now have to walk to Preston Avenue to catch a bus. She asked that the service be put back. Ms. Ann Carter, 715 Orangedale Avenue, asked if Council has agreed to a meeting regarding the historic designation of Fifeville. Mr. Peter Kleeman, 407 Hedge Street, said he has not been able to find details about the plans for the Meadowcreek Parkway. He suggested that the City provide a detailed description of the plans and determine whether the benefits are worth the investment before moving forward. Mr. Jeffrey Rossman, 1843 Edgewood Lane, said that as a concerned citizen he feels less confident because of how the issue of providing EMS service has been handled. He asked if mechanisms are in place to determine the facts, to work with the Rescue Squad to see what problems exist, and to assure that what is proposed is the most cost efficient. Ms. Stephanie Maloy, City Market Manager, announced that City Market will th open on April 7 and a Wednesday Market will operate in Meade Park beginning in May. She said she is excited that the Market has a new partner, Market Central, a new non- profit association. Ms. Cecile Gorham, Sycamore Street, a member of Market Central, said the new association welcomes community and vendor participation. She said their long term goal is to find a permanent location for City Market. Ms. Virginia Hester, 800 Orangedale Avenue, thanked Council for funding the AHIP program and thanked Council for the real estate tax grant program. She expressed concern about 87 people being evicted from their homes. She said snow and ice need to be shoveled from sidewalks, but the disabled cannot do that. She asked Council to do something about that. Ms. Naomi Roberts, 1140 St. Clair Avenue, said her family cannot afford to pay a fee to use the Charlottesville Albemarle Rescue Squad (CARS). She expressed concern about the EMS proposal. She said the independent study has not been made public. She asked why the City has not contributed to CARS. She asked if it is true that the City has already ordered ambulances. She said there should be a referendum on whether to have a paid ambulance service. COUNCIL RESPONSES TO MATTERS BY THE PUBLIC Ms. Hamilton said that a group, including Joy Johnson and local ministers, has raised money to prevent the 87 people mentioned by Ms. Hester from being evicted from public housing and want to provide counseling to residents. She noted that every year the Housing Authority has to write off substantial amounts of unpaid rent. She said she is grateful for their efforts, but she said HUD is giving less and less funds every year and the Housing Authority needs the rent payments in order to operate. She said Council will be looking into the change in bus service. Mr. Norris said that some decisions about the transit service have had unintended consequences, and he feels we have to look at this issue again. Mr. Taliaferro said there is a lot of misinformation about the EMS proposal. He said he is not aware that anyone has ordered ambulances. He said he hopes these issues can get resolved with the oversight committee. Dr. Brown said the Fifeville meeting regarding historic designation will be held on April 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Buford School.