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Page 1 of 1 <br /> Pequot Lakes City Hall <br /> 1.. <br /> From: "Kim Firkus" <castoffs @tds.net> <br /> To: <cityhall @uslink.net> <br /> Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 7:50 PM <br /> Subject: re: Pequot bypass <br /> Hi <br /> My husband and myself live and operate a business here in Pequot...putting a bypass around the town of Pequot would not <br /> only hurt our business,but the value of our home also....say the bypass goes around the town,other business'would build out <br /> on the bypass leaving the business'in Pequot to relocate or close.The value of our home would then decrease and our <br /> business would hurt. I have researched many towns that were bypassed,one such town is Frazee a city board member said <br /> when the bypass went through that several business had to close.Another town is Little Falls,when was the last time you <br /> went into Little Falls.Look at Brainerd,since the bypass around Brainerd there are few business'still there.Just <br /> recentley,Bonkers,Blimpies,and the Dairy way have all closed. I have asked several customers how they found our <br /> business about 30%was from the sign that was seen going by on the highway. Sure we build up cliental each year,but 10 or <br /> more years down the road there is always a new generation of people and a majority of the people traveling this area,if a <br /> bypass would go around Pequot Lakes they would just see Pequot Lakes as another town,not seeing the great town it really <br /> is. Please for the sake of all the business people and the residents and I talk for a majority of them,consider what a bypass <br /> will do to Pequot.Would you want to lose the great business's and to destroy what has taken years to achieve. <br /> Thanks <br /> Dana&Kim Firkus <br /> Castoffs Secondhand <br /> I <br /> i <br /> I <br /> i <br /> 12/29/2003 <br />