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■v - Third, there is a REASONABLE AND BALANCED PERSPECTIVE AND WE EXPECT TO SEE IT IN "YOUR" PLANS. We believed before, and still do, that Highwi.y 12 should be considered for upgrading, as should Highways 6, 11 and 55. With upgrades to EXISTING ROADWAYS with LOW-IMPACT ALTERNATIVES rather than super highway construction, THERE IS NO REASON TO BUILD A NEW ROAD, particularly one that would usurp and destroy the environment of the Luce Line Trail, our home, the homes of many others and -- most importantly -- upsets the entire ecosystem of this area. The Department of Natural Resources, elected and appointed officials and concerned citizens have fought to maintain this area for many years. Further, constructing a new trail alongside a new road DOES NOT AND CANNOT REPLACE THE ENVIRONMENT AS IT EXISTS TODAY. DOING SO IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE TOKEN GESTURE. IT WILL NOT APPEASE US; THE ENVIRONMENT AND WILDLIFE WOULD BE GONE. Fourth, your response to the following questions would be appreciated: 1. Are your public statements not to be believed? your comments at the December meeting noted above? your responsibilities to what you say in public? What about Where are 2. What credence did you give to the aLundonment years ago of the "old study lins" by the Highway department? When can longer relevant" be counted as trustworthy? no 3. Were you pressured by members or officers or others to protect the Woodhill Country Club and to move the route from county road 15 to somewhere else? Rumor has it that you were. You stated "public" property like the Oropo Golf Course and the Luce Line Trail would be favored over private country clubs at the December meeting. (It’s on videotape.) Who decided what and why? 4. Why was the route changed so quietly in a relatively brief period of time? Why has it never , to our knowledge, been announced publicly by either you jr your client, the Highway department? l5. Why isn’t county road 15/west (your original south by-pass) •till being considered ss an option? Highways 12 and 55 are already slated for upgrades. Where does that factor into your traffic projections and the like? Why aren’t upgrades on several •xisting roads being considered as an option** Why must it be one road or another? Several, including Highway 12. probably need some improvement. What about Highway 11** And Highway 6? How ean routes simply be dropped from further consideration -- as Highways 55 and 11 were recently -- without factoring in somehow the need to safely handle all transportation in this area? 1