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?• 4 C-;r'--k -■.fe;v N..‘ •f:' f-’’ S-'si: VV'r • t ii fr’ Vi 'i:Ir. .1 t ! • t ’r- ‘ -■i f fcf i¥ ■ ;:V ^ *. • M'-s E COUNCIL'S OF ORONO & LONG LAKE: Up until now I have been silent concerning the issue of the Highway 12 corridor, & now I find it time to speak up; but not without some deep reflections. I grew up under the old rule where it was said; "SPARE NOT THE ROD." Because of this I learned the true value of life, & what it had to offer, plus I learned of the fairness of things; (right or wrong ) I grew up where it was taught that we all possessed the opportunity to become President & that the Government was a Government, OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, & FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. I served my country believing this, & now to my dismay I find that this is not true any more. (IN THE TRUE SENSE). INSTEAD, IT WOULD appear, that things are like the sales ads papers, (FREE EGGS, OR CHICKEN, IF/ or with THE PURCHASE OF). LANGUAGE- -DECEIT. you see in the IN PLAIN And now it would appear that our Govenrments are OF THE RICH, BY THE RICH, AND FOR THE RICH. Harsh accxisations???? NOT AT ALL!!!!! And each & everyone of you know just what I mean. You all know that the Corridor 12 issue is going to be decided by the people with the BIG BUCKS, & not by the Middle Class, or the POOR who stand to lose the MOST. Rash statement you say? I don't think so. Look at the overall Geography of the situation. FOOOOUUURRRR.) $$$$S. Now, if the Highway 12 corridor goes through Long Lake it will take out houses, a few businesses, but HORRIFINGLY it will put 17 FAMILIES & 27 ELDERLY PEOPLE out on the streets, & that’s in one spot alone. And to top that off, NONE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE FINANCIALLY ABLE TO JUST PICK UP AND MOVE. BUT, OH WELL!!! SO WHAT . RIGHT???? I feel that this is a GREAT ERROR to make just because of PROGRESS. I am informed that there will be many others in the same area that will be forced to move, HOW IS THIS JUSTIFIED????? If it came down to a child’s life or the life of a so-called endangered Wolf, there would be no question in the mind of an animal rights person on who would die, & the same should apply to those people who will be put out into the streets because of Corridor 12 not going through some swamp just South of town. After all, it's done every day. Take a look at all the farms being developed into some Rich Nan's dream, so as to make a few BUCKS. What ever happened to the farms that were so common here in the West???? Every one a Wildlife area in itself. Cr 2 2(991