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I <br /> i <br /> I <br /> Barbara Jean Byers <br /> 4299 West Woodman Street <br /> Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 <br /> September 28 , 2004 <br /> Ladies and Gentlemen of the Pequot Lakes City Council : <br /> I would like to express my intense opposition to the proposed back road <br /> expansion that would go through my property. This proposed expansion <br /> would cause me extreme personal hardship, which I feel compelled to <br /> share with you . <br /> I have lived in this home, 4299 West Woodman Street , since 1984 . There <br /> were several specific factors for my choosing this property: 1 ) It is <br /> next door to my elderly mother and convenient for me to be of assistance <br /> to her; 2 ) It is within walking distance to church, the bank, post <br /> office, and grocery store; 3 ) It has a large lot needed for my dogs, and <br /> 4 ) It was within my means as 1 am single with only one source of income . <br /> This is the only home I have owned and I purchased it with the intention <br /> of retiring there . Each year I have embarked upon a home improvement <br /> project , some of which include : changing from wood heat to a gas <br /> furnace, adding a laundry room, replacing windows and doors, remodeling <br /> the bathroom, upgrading electrical , building a deck, putting on a new <br /> roof , ect . <br /> This property has a lot of sentimental value to me because of projects <br /> my father and I worked on together . My father passed away two years <br /> ago . Our last project together was putting up the white picket fence in <br /> front of my mother' s home and mine . I also have beloved pets buried on <br /> this property. It would be unbearable to be forced to move from my home <br /> in which I have formed many years worth of memories and attachments . <br /> Aside from the sentimental reasons, I am a single woman with 8 years to <br /> work before I retire at the age of 65 . As stated earlier, I bought this <br /> home with the intention of retiring here . As you all well know, the <br /> value of property has exploded in this area and 'I have grave fear that I <br /> would not be able to secure a new home with similar features, <br /> conveniences in location and near my elderly mother within a reasonably <br /> affordable price . I do not have the luxury of a double income and will <br /> be on a fixed income when I retire . <br /> For these reasons and many others I could not possibly express to you, I <br /> beg of you to explore every avenue possible to avoid the devastation <br /> this would cause me . On behalf of my mother, who relies on me heavily <br /> for her well being and care, and other residents of Pequot Lakes who <br /> this project will affect , please bear in mind that while we may only be <br /> a small factor in your proposed project , the consequences to us are <br /> anything but small . <br /> Respectfully, <br /> Barbara Jean Byers <br />