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Page 3 August 1, 1997 A copy of the Ayres Associates Report is attached hereto as Exhibit C. 2 . Evidence Related to Traffic Concerns . a. Traffic back-up. At the County Board hearing, Ms. Oncken raised a concern that traffic to and from the school would create a back-up situation in which she and her family would be unable to exit their driveway onto Oncken Road. In response to this concern, a report was solicited from Mead & Hunt which has addressed that concern. The Mead & Hunt report points out that Ms . Oncken' s driveway is 2, 000 feet from County M. Thus, " [i] t would require more than 100 cars to back up the intersection [of Oncken and M] before blocking the driveway. Our peak hour estimate of traffic is 41 vehicles within a one hour period of time; therefore, it would seem improbable that this school construction would become an issue for this resident . " A copy of the Mead & Hunt Report is attached hereto as Exhibit D. b. Speed limit on Oncken Road. At the County Board hearing, a concern was raised about the speed limit of 55 MPH on Oncken Road. Ken Sipsma of the Town of Westport pointed out that the law permits the speed limit to be lowered on Oncken Road to 45 MPH. The Mead & Hunt Report states that lowering the speed limit to 45 MPH would be appropriate. Therefore, Madison Country Day School intends to petition the Town of Westport to reduce the speed on Oncken Road accordingly. Further, it should be noted that State law imposes speed restrictions and other safety rules in school zones. In particular, Wis . Stats . § 346 . 57 (4) states in relevant part as follows : FIXED LIMITS. . .no person shall drive a vehicle at a speed in excess of the following limits unless different limits are indicated by official traffic signs : (a) 15 miles per hour when passing a schoolhouse at those times when children are going to or from school or are playing within the sidewalk area at or about the school .