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<br />Dear Mayor Klinzing; <br /> <br />I spoke briefly last night at the City Council Meeting about the concerns over the increase traffic on 185 th <br />and the increase probability of intoxicated drivers on the same street that has no sidewalk system. 185 th is <br />the only outlet of many of the neighborhood's on the north side of highway 10 this road is the only road that <br />children / pedestrians can travel between neighborhoods. If you observe North Bound Liquor for 15 <br />minutes you will see a consistent stream ofvehic1es leaving the facility unfortunately a percentage of the <br />consumers have already consumed alcohol. I am not comfortable the probability of increase traffic (some <br />of which will be under the influence) on 185th without a sidewalk system for children or pedestrian travel. <br />I believe the city has a responsibility if they are going to profit from the liquor store to review the safety of <br />the access routes vs stating "when further develo pment occurs the street improvements may be made in <br />the future"that is not sufficient. I know there is a great deal of concern in regards to this project from many <br />of the neighbors I have talked with. I would like to understand what is the best approach to get this further <br />reviewed. I am not opposed to this project or any other progressive development in fact I'm in support of <br />Elk River generating revenue from liquor sales however, I believe in managing appropriate risk to the <br />community. I have worked in Risk Management & Environmental Impact's of developments for 15 years <br />and have worked on some of the largest privately funded projects in the nation in my previous job prior to <br />moving to Elk River last spring. I would like to understand what I can do to influence this change prior to <br />putting an effort into an organized community approach. I believe the Municipal Liquor Store can be a <br />successful part of our community as long as the appropriate improvements are addressed. Thank you for <br />your valuable time. I look forward to your direction. <br /> <br />Please advise me on the appropriate steps the city or I can take to address this concern. <br /> <br />Sincerely; <br /> <br />Dale Dhooge <br />18647 Lander St. <br />Mobile # 612-221-0097 <br />