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BRAINERDLAKES <br /> CHAMBER <br /> Connect. Lead. Grow. <br /> August 2, 2007 <br /> Re: Economic Impact Survey of the Alternate Route <br /> Dear Honorable Mayor Malecha and Pequot Lakes City Council, <br /> The Brainerd Lakes Chamber, along with various business members met with <br /> representatives from BLADC, Region 5,the Initiative Foundation, and the City of Pequot <br /> Lakes Planning and Zoning, along with Mr. Jon Commers from Donjek Inc. to review the <br /> information Mr. Commers presented to the Hwy 371 Study group and the City Council in <br /> regards to economic on our businesses with an alternate route. After much discussion and <br /> reviewing the information the consensus of the group was that more information is <br /> needed before the final decision is made on the highway route. We are proposing an <br /> approach that would measure the potential impact to business by an assessment of the <br /> businesses, the consumer shopper, and the resident. <br /> Attached is a$10,000 proposal from Region 5 to complete a business mail survey, <br /> intercept in-person survey during August of consumers, and September resident phone <br /> survey. The results would be completed and presented by November 15. <br /> Our question for the City Council relates to the timeline of the bypass review process. <br /> This will take a few months to complete and will you,the Pequot Lakes City Council <br /> support delaying the municipal consent to review this new information? <br /> We have approached the Initiative Foundation asking if they would support half the <br /> project. We are also asking the city if they will cover the other half since assessing the <br /> economic impact to business was one of the agreed upon tasks and that was not met in <br /> the report from Mr. Commers. <br /> Thank you for your time and consideration!! <br /> ely, <br /> BRAINERD <br /> PO Box 356 <br /> Brainerd,MN 56401 <br /> Lisa Paxton, CEO, BLC 218.829.2838 <br /> Ruth Ann Hanson, Area Director, BLC CROSSLAKE <br /> PO Box 315 <br /> Crosslake,MN 56442 <br /> 218.692.1828 <br /> PEQUOT LAKES <br /> PO Box 208 <br /> Pequot Lakes,MN 56472 <br /> 218.568.8911 <br /> WELCOME CENTER <br /> 7393 State Highway 371 <br /> Brainerd,MN 56401 <br /> 218.829.2838 <br /> 800.450.2838 <br /> www.explorebrainerdiakes.com <br />