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10/2/84 Page -5- limited in enforcing the speeding due to lack of manpower. One of the recommendations to help alleviate this problem is a proposal to extend the lower speed limit to the alley between Johnson and McKinley Sts. to 20 MPH. Poor Circulation Mr. Romsey stated that last year some changes were made and had traffic going up McKinley one-way through the driveway along the School and then out on Garfield. There have been problems with parents going in on Garfield thru the wrong way. To help alleviate this problem a "DO NOT ENTER" sign will be installed by the City on the other side of the street. Also we are recommending that the School mount some signs on their fence "ONE WAY" so that the parents will see it clearly posted when they drive down Garfield; or if they enter the alley do not turn right; or if they come down McKinley and see the "ONE WAY" sign and not go in and turn around as some people have been doing. Also placing "DO NOT ENTER" signs on each side of the alley. This is to be used for the residents not as an access to the School driveway. . of School Driveway Originally the School had proposed to place After Hours cables across the driveway to keep people out when it wasn't being used as a drop-off zone. Cables were installed at one end and they are intending to place them at the other end also because in the evenings and on weekends young people go in there and park and leave beer bottles, etc. Children Darting Between Cars There was also a complaint that as traffic backs up from the Garfield Stop Sign from Pine St. children are darting in and out be- tween cars along that street. To alleviate this problem, the proposal is to get the School and parents to educate their children not to dart in and out of traffic. General Safety Concerns Mr. Romsey stated requirements of adopted policies of Uniform Traffic Control Devices of the Model Traffic Code to improve the safety overall, we need to get the School and City officials to- gether to design a school route plan, which would provide the most direct and safest route for children and instruct them to follow it. When this route is established to adopt and sign it in the proper places. This must be a joint effort between the City and the School.