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someday” as bikers and pedestrians compete for space with construction trucks. Kevin Burke echoed the sentiment with the possibility of putting in a bike path on the road leading down to Leavitt Beach. “The sidewalk on Meredith Neck should be continued farther up the neck,” said Ginny Lovett. “It’s highly used, and cars go by fast.”

On the theme of traffic, the perennial complaint of summer traffic problems was aired, with a few suggestions to help things out, especially on the subject of the Route 25

and Route 3 intersection. Henry Buletti, who often tries to enter Route 25 from Pleasant Street, asked if the lines on the road could be repainted to make them more distinct, and keep people unfamiliar with the intersection in the correct lanes. Jim Hughes asked if the cadets guiding traffic during the busy periods on weekends could wear brighter gloves and extend their arms more distinctly. One suggestion asked if Meredith Village Savings Bank would mind using their sign to tell tourists that a left turn is allowed from the right lane, and another asked if a Web camera could be set up so that residents could monitor the traffic situation at the intersection and hold off travel plans until the traffic jam cleared. Calls were made by several residents to open restroom facilities for longer hours, and to consider building restroom facilities at Hesky Park. Another request came for a milfoil harvester to take care of an infestation of the weed near Scenic Park. Consideration of energy and better use of resources led to some unique suggestions from residents. One suggestion, submitted prior to the meeting, asked for a wind turbine to take advantage of the winds often blowing off of Lake Waukewan towards the Water Treatment Plant, asking if it couldn’t be converted into energy to run the town offices. Selectman Miller Lovett asked about new technology that he’d recently read about that could turn a town’s sewage into potable water. Town Manager Carol Granfield said that she would forward these suggestions to the appropriate committees and departments. She added that a more complete listing of all the suggestions submitted will be posted on the Meredith Web site soon.

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