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"A bike trail plan proposed to improve safety in Delafield has some residents concerned about safety hazards.Lake Country Trail in Delafield filled up Wednesday afternoon with bicyclists and joggers.The 15-mile trail stretches through Waukesha County but stops in Delafield's downtown.At a meeting Wednesday, city engineer Mike Court explained a plan to finally connect the trail.The city is proposing removing about 17 trees and digging up about 10 feet in about a half-dozen yards to lay down pavement for the trail, but that's not the biggest concern for the people living along this street.Scott Campbell lives on Wells Street, where the trail could be built. He said he likes the idea of the bike trail but not in his yard.\"It's just a matter of doing it in the safest possible way,\" Campbell said.Safety is also a concern for some people like John Howley, who owns two rental properties on Wells Street.\"Having the trail cross five separate driveways is five separate vehicular intersections in my mind,\" Howley said.Court said that's an issue that they are debating.\"That's going to be a conflict either on the road or a separate trail, and that's been considered with the proposed design,\" Court said.Court said he is considering everyone's ideas, which include putting the bike trail on the other side of the road.Planners will take the suggestions from Wednesday's meeting and use them to finalize the plan.Delafield's City Council will have the final vote. If approved, construction would begin in the spring of 2015.\u00A0"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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