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7.2c From: jordan kraus Sent: Monday, May 16, 2022 11:18 AM To: Portner, Cal <Cportn_ r( EIklF iverlMNegov_>; cl r ( elkrivermn. 2y; hgoodin()envisioncomgany.com; Leeseberg, Chris <CLe_ese_ _er,,C ElkIFiiverMN. ov> Subject: I'm writing this in reference to the potential shut down of the ERX Motorpark. My greatest moments in my child hood and early adult life came from ERX. It's where 100s of young aspiring athletes get a chance to do what they love. These spots are few and far between now days. You take away this facility, you are striping not just individual people of fun and an active way to stay healthy and put a lot of money into the community. But whole families and generations of families as that goes. I myself have a two year old boy and another on the way. My dream is to watch them race at ERX one day in the future. I don't know if any of you are familiar with what it takes to race at a high level in the sport of snocross. I can first hand tell you these boys and girls out there racing are doing it for the complete love and obsession with getting better. You take that outlet away that lets kids strive to be better, teach them about sacrifice, teach them what hard work can do for them, basic mechanical knowledge, and family time. You make it very hard to change the problem this country already has with young, lazy, disrespectful kids. ERX is a place where iron sharpens iron, where battles are won, and most importantly where battles are lost. It's not a soft quite place for the weak and frail minded and never should be. It's a place that teaches toughness, relentlessness, and sportsmanship. All while doing things normal people don't have the guts to do. This is America. Home of the strong, fast, loud and proud. I hope it stays that way for years to come.