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t54 Meadowcreek Parkway. Mr, Romenesko said a four lane road will not consume much more of the park than a two lane, and he cannot support a road that wilt be obsolete when it opens. Mr. Romenesko said customers need to be linked to downtown. Mr, Robert Tobey, owner of a business at 1140 E. Market Street, said the Parkway is needed for economic revitalization for downtown and West Main Street, and -supported Mr. Rietey's four-lane design, which wilt relieve neighborhood congestion. Mr. Francis Fife, 501 9~ Street, S.W., opposed the Meadowcreek Parkway, and instead supported modifying Rio Road to make it safe and installing traffic lights. Mr. Fife asked Council to purchase additional' parkland with the County. Ms. Allison Ruffner, 223 Douglas Avenue, opposed the Meadowcreek Parkway and said people should use public transportation. Ms. Ruffner said obscene development will occur along the Parkway. Ms. Barbara Rich, 767 Madison Avenue, supported a four-lane Meadowcreek Parkway. Ms. Rich said that Park Street and Rio Road need relief and cars are here to stay. Mr. Peter Kleeman, 407 Hedge Street; said that he isa traffic engineer, and expressed concern that data for the intersection is not available from VDOT. Mr. Kleeman said Council should get more data before making a decision about the Parkway. Mr. Paul Saunier, 1400 Rugby Road, thanked Council for commissioning the Rieley report and a design which will locate the road near the park's edge only, will take no houses, and will be a safer and more efficient way to bring people downtown. Mr. Saunier saidhe is afraid a vote for a two-lane road will be seen by VDOT as a vote to kill the project. Mr. Saunier said work needs to be done on the interchange. Mr. Ben Bates~ 106 Camerone Lane~ also speaking on-behalf of his wife, Susan, said he is vehemently opposed to building the road through the park. Mr. Bates said he does not think building the road wilt accomplish anything, the intersection will be horrible, and it will split the City in haIf. Mr. Greg Jackson, 6t 3 Belmont Avenue, said that Mctntke Park is important to the community and the road is not the solution to the problem. Mr. Jackson said the question is what do we value. Mr. Russell Perry, 1626 St. Anne's Road, a small business person, said that the Chamber of Commerce does not speak for him in its support of the Parkway. Mr. Perry said the City needs to find real long-term solutions and should look beyond expedient solutions. Mr. WendalI Showatter, 1121 Park Street, supported the Parkway. Ms. Frances Sebring, 1 I08 Park Street, said she lives and works on Park Street and easily secured signatures of 50 people who support the Parknvay. Mr. Sebring said a better road than the current two lane curvy road is needed. Ms. Sebring said the City has invited economic development do~mtown and now needs a way to get downtown. Ms~ Margaret Delaney Miller, 1106 Park Street, said she is legally blind, supports the Parkway, and is concerned about the safety of Park Street for c~fldren. Ms. Mitler said she uses JAUNT for transportation and it is.very difficult for their vans to getout in to the Park Street traffic. Ms, Townley Cole, 1106 Park Street, implored Council to approve Meadowcreek Parkway. Ms. Cole said that it has been wonderful since Rio Road has been closed. Ms. Cole said Park Street needs traffic calming now. Ms. Lauren Cooper, 13t0 Florence Road, said the City is considering a 40-year old solution to the problem and the City needs to. give relief to neighborhoods with new solutions.