Good morning Manette,

We would like to ask the Planning Commission to re-consider their request to install a decel lane for the following reasons:

Our architect, DWAE, had met with the Ottawa County Road Commission and discussed this subject prior to the Planning Commission work session Jan the 4th. They did not require a decel lane.

We would need to obtain right of way permission from the neighbor to the west, between us and Alycia Street, in order to shift the sidewalk southerly.

The lane would have to be quite short because the centerline of Alycia Street is only 200 ft from our property line. Having a decel lane start close to Alycia could cause some confusion for traffic coming out of Alycia.

We cannot move our entrance to the east in order to install the decel lane entirely on our property because it would present a line of site problem with eastbound traffic due to the slope of Baldwin in this area. The Road Commission has indicated our proposed entrance location is the best for the site.

Our high usage times will be only on Sunday mornings when Baldwin traffic is light. Eastbound Baldwin traffic is slower at this point because of the four way stop at 36th St.

We would ask that you allow us to proceed without the decel lane for the above reasons. We would agree to install the decel lane at a later date if it is determined a problem exists.

Sincerely,

David Stevens

Building Committee chairman

Chapel Pointe