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Council to field comments on sewer-rate proposal The traffic study consultant, John Bolte of Olsson & Associates, will report that the volume of traffic at the store’s proposed site is estimated at 2,600 trips in and out a day, with most of the traffic entering and exiting onto 32nd Street, according to city documents.
At a recent hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission, Jeff Flowers of the Independent Living Center testified that with current zoning, the land could be sold to a bank, a grocery store or even a fast-food restaurant, all of which would produce traffic. Jerry Black, who owns rental property at 31st Street and Indiana Avenue, opposed the rezoning, saying the 24-hour operation of a convenience store would disrupt residents in the area in addition to being a traffic hazard. Other residents have cited the danger of fire or explosion from the gas tanks and devaluation of neighboring properties from the installation of gas tanks. In other business, the council will: n Consider contracts for walking-trail extension work. Further construction of the Landreth Park trail is proposed at a cost $149,471, with $116,199 coming from federal grant money and the city paying $33,272 in local tax money. Also proposed is a bike and walking trail along Murphy Boulevard in Ewert Park at a cost of $52,994, with federal funding of $37,096 and $15,898 in local money. n Have first reading of an ordinance that would approve an agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and Kansas City Southern Railway Co. for their contributions to the cost of building a railroad overpass on Connecticut Avenue near 26th Street, and the closing of a grade crossing on New Hampshire Avenue as part of the project. The city staff has said that project will close New Hampshire Avenue from 20th Street to 24th Street. On tap The public hearings will be conducted during the City Council’s regular meeting at 6 p.m. today at City Hall, 602 S. Main St. 
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