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175 budget committee. Mr. Halladay said that Library staff are beginning a long-range planning process for the Library. Ms. Joy Johnson, expressed concern that only $15,000 is proposed for landscaping in private yards in conjunction with the 9th/10th Street realignment, and asked what will be done about traffic calming in the area. Ms. Becky Waybright, Executive Director of the Free Clinic, requested that funding for the Free Clinic be included in the City budget in the amount of $6,867. Ms. Waybright said that local funding helps the Free Clinic leverage funding from other sources. Dr. John Owen, 106 Talleyhoe Drive, a member of the Board of Directors for the Free Clinic, said that the Free Clinic is doing a great job and has been a cooperative venture from the beginning. Mr. Gary Westmoreland, 400 Monroe Lane, said that he does not consider a budget increase of 4% a no-frills budget, and urged Council to reduce spending and taxes. Ms. Anne Hemenway, 800 Park Street, said that North Downtown Residents Association residents have been working on a proposal for traffic calming on Park Street and surrounding streets, and she encouraged Council to add more funding for traffic calming. Dr. Otis Lee, 1876 Woodberry Road, thanked Council for their work to help make Charlottesville more beautiful. Dr. Lee said that he has had to spend $70 a month to remove trash at 632 Ridge Street and other locations because residents are not purchasing trash stickers, and he asked Council to do away with the trash sticker requirement. Mr. John Conover, 104 W. High Street, supported the addition to the budget for traffic calming and said he hopes Council wilt continue to fund traffic calming projects. Mr. Robert M. Burke, 70 t E. High Street, a member of the Council for the Visually Blind and Impaired, asked Council to keep money in the budget for CTS and JAUNT and to support Saturday and night transportation. Ms. Cheryl Wade, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, said that she appreciates Council's support for the Festival of the Book, and asked Council to help keep the event free by including funding in the 1998-99 budget. Mr. Hal Noakes, 622 Wilder Drive, thanked Council for funding traffic calming and urged Council to use Park Street as a prototype for traffic calming in the City. Ms. Karen Kastner, 937 Belmont Avenue, announced that a City Council candidates forum will be held on April 21 st and the Fourth Annual Family Health Day will be held on Hinton Avenue on May 2. Ms. Kastner said that the Belmont Neighborhood Association supports increased funding for JABA's Senior Center, adding that the Association would like to see it become a community center. htr. Kevin Lynch, 609 Locust Avenue, said he is encouraged that funding for enhancing neighborhoods is in the budget. Mr. Lynch said that the City's program to boost downtown has been successful and he hopes they can do the same in neighborhoods. Mr. Lynch said neighborhoods need to be involved earlier in the budget process. As there were no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. Ms. Slaughter noted that the Mayor's Neighborhood Conference will be held on March 28th and will have a major focus on traffic calming.