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<br />major Highway 10 crossings and funneling them into ONE going to solve <br />this traffic problem? <br />* Downtown Business Owners have struggled for two years to survive. <br />Currently businesses <br />along Main Street have little or no parking access for patrons because of <br />long traffic lines. How <br />does this new plan solve their problem? <br />* Has there been a traffic study done, including a 20-year Vision? <br />* The plan eliminates several current businesses, employing hundreds of <br />people. Where will they <br />go? Has the task force spoken to these businesses or did they just <br />receive a letter too? Can they <br />afford to make a change to a new location or move into a newer and better <br />space? <br />* Why put high-density housing next to a railroad track? <br />* If the Task Force has been reading the local newspaper, they would know <br />that there is already <br />a problem with crime and violence at Lions Park. Why are they adding to <br />the problem by <br />surrounding the park with more high-density housing? <br />* Considering that Jackson will be the main traffic corridor and that most <br />of the areas schools lie <br />on the northern border of "the vision" area, how will this'plan keep our <br />children safe going to <br />and from school? After extracurricular activities (i.e. concerts, theater <br />productions, sporting <br />events)? <br />* How can this vision possibly be funded, even over a 20-year period? Does <br />our city really have <br />that much money for property buyouts, new roads and government/city <br />services? <br />*Based on past history, i.e. the current downtown building projects, why <br />will this plan work? <br />Will anyone hold the developers accountable to produce what they promised <br />the citizens via <br />pictures in our local paper and at public meetings? <br /> <br />We realize that growth and change are good. However, when one opens a letter <br />only to find their home or business will no longer exist without any warning <br />or voice in our disappearance creates unnecessary conflict. Learning of a <br />proposed change in this way shows that the Task Force has little regard for <br />the hardworking citizens of Elk River. <br /> <br />Our questions and concerns as stated above will be presented to the Task <br />Force at the meeting Tuesday July 24. Thank you for your time and attention. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />Randy and Cindy Sykes <br /> <br />Play now! <br />nkl <br /> <br />Page 2 of2 <br />