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M Municipal Consent Public Hearing Written Comments November 16, 2010, Addendum to Council Minutes Page 5 of 33 "CON" is the cost. When we are all trying to reduce our taxes to be able to house and feed our families, the government continues to spend freely on basically un- needed projects. 15. Tom Guerin — 9027 Grant, Brookfield, IL 60513 The bypass looks perfect to me. As a seasonal resident I am of the belief that we all come up to the northern lakes to get away from it all (like noise, over building, strip malls, crowds, McDonalds and other chain stores). Do you get my point? City -style progress can stay in the cities. May family will vote for the bypass. My family has been on Sibley for 50 years. We like quiet. 16. John and Barb Lvnskev — 27475 Countv Road 107, Peauot Lakes, MN We strongly favor the current bypass alternative for many reasons. Two of the most important reasons are as follows: • Safety — A through -town route will have few crossing points and young people in particular will try to run through fast traffic. • Convenience — The only stop and go lights for a through -town route will have long discouraging waits to cross over and shop on both sides of our downtown district. `-- 17. Larry and Nancy Greden — 5798 Sibley Lake Road, Peauot Lakes, MN and 18238 County Road 28, Altura, MN 55910 We support the Bypass 100 %. Reasons: 1) Safety traveling about town for supplies, and 2) Noise pollution — on Sibley Lake from the present highway when fishing. And 3) Loss of green space in town — priceless. 18. Brian Laudenbach — Oasis, Peauot Lakes, MN As the owner of the Oasis Mall and operator of Oasis Liquor and Speedstop Gas and Goods I want to go on record officially opposing the bypass. I like most every business in town see this as a major detriment to the business sector of Pequot Lakes. How can one not? No one in their right mind can look at a local business owner and say this won't affect them in a negative way. It is Business 101 in its simplest form; less traffic directly in front of our business means less business. I understand our battle is lost but it gives me peace of mind knowing that my words are being documented somewhere in the city books. Because fact of the matter is, years down the road when the bypass is completed and the traffic diverted the local business WILL suffer and at least I stood up and spoke on behalf of them. This bypass will also divert attention to what I see as one of the cutest little towns in northern MN and guess what, traffic heading north of our city won't see the