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� 3 3 Mr . Kenneth Herdman, 3550 Jefferson , was prepared with a slide sketch of the crown section of portion of Jefferson Ave . , between Dover and Farm Hill Blvd . , which he felt was unsafely designed for higher speeds , and stated that he had observed a number of accidents there . Director of Public Works responded that , in reviewing this stretch of the street , in fifteen years there had been no accidents on the uphill side , and possibly three downhill , but unrelated to speed , police records show- ing that they were due to such things as driver being distracted , and in one case , the driver fell asleep at the wheel and struck the guard rail . Councilman Henderson noted that the evidence in the Police Department ' s Motor Vehicle Accident Report did not substantiate concerns regarding speeding . Director of Public Works acknowledged that the section was un- comfortable to drive , and there have been discussions with respect to changing the superelevation in this section . Laurie Herdman, 3550 Jefferson, spoke in opposition to raising the speed limit , feeling that too many drivers are inclined to go 10 to 20 miles over the posted limit . Andrew Bacigalupi , 3576 Farm Hill Boulevard , spoke at length in opposition to increasing the speed limit , and felt that the present limit should be strictly enforced . He expressed concern for the children who must cross Farm Hill Blvd . to reach Roy Cloud School , for getting into and out of driveways , and that if limit is raised, property values would drop . In response to ques- tion by Council, he advised he would prefer to see the limit enforced as it now exists , but agreed that possibly a speed limit of 30 or even 35 might be reasonable but should be enforced . In the discussion following , Councilman Weymouth indicated he had favored raising the speed limit to 35 mph three years ago . Councilman Henderson noted she had opposed it then , but because of the new legislation, the ability to enforce traffic regulations had been taken away, so Council was looking at a different set of circumstances . GAP Student William Miller , 2484 Oregon Ave . , advised that on the previous Wednesday, during "Youth in Government Day" , he was acting Police Chief during the mock Council meeting, and this problem had come up . The consensus of the mock Council and those present was that the limit should be raised , since no one observed the speed limit , and it was unenforceable . Noting concern about speeding near John Gill School, he had checked this and found it to be clearly marked, and felt everyone should know they must slow down in these zones . He stated that his impression from comments in this meeting was that people were leaving en- forcement up to the Police , and felt it should be up to the people to observe the law . Mr . Donald Baird, 3785 Farm Hill Blvd . , expressed concern regarding increasing density of development further up Farm Hill Blvd . , adding to the traffic problem, and felt that enforcement has been lax . He indicated that while he may prefer to 4/2/73 Reg . Mtg .