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"4F" property classes and said MNDOT would "do most everything" <br />to avoid disrupting this type of property. You now suggest he <br />probably meant they would not directly -tverlay the trail, but <br />could parallel it and build dividers. he no knowledge or <br />feeling of how sterile the environment .^o^ld become? What about <br />the wetlands along this stretch? What about Eisinger’s Pond? <br />What about the serenity this stretch of the Luce Line affords to <br />everyone, not Just golfers playing on a private golf course? <br />As I travel the length of the Luce Line, I believe the piece from <br />Highway 12 to west of Brown Road is the very most secluded <br />portion of the entire trail. <br />Does the DNR have knowledge of this change? What of all the <br />public rhetoric about preserving wetlands and nature trails? <br />Knowledgable real estate executives in this area say the DNR will <br />cave in quickly. Is this true? <br />What are we to do??? It appears MNDOT and its consultants intend <br />to prevail. It also seems they will capitalize on the lack of a <br />counter plan and much needed cooperation between all the affected <br />communities. We need alternatives to plowing up the countryside. <br />We need creativity. We need cooperation. We need a variety of <br />solutions to traffic issues that include upgrading existing <br />Highways 12, 6, 55, 11, instead of starting over. We need <br />leadership -- real leadership. <br />Orono and the northwest area will be forever changed if this new <br />route is adopted. A new route will expand commercial rezoning <br />like cancer, never to be undone. Draw the "Line”...now. <br />Thank you for your responsiveness yesterday. I appreciate your <br />willingness to discuss my concerns openly. I ask that you <br />distribute copies of this letter to members of the Planning <br />Commission and City Council prior to their ne.xt meetings. <br />30 Orono Orchard Road <br />Orono, Minnesota 55391 <br />y-v