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Melanie Curtis From: Jim Murphy[jmurphy@goldengate.net Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:03 PM To: Melanie Curtis Subject: Fw: Emily Program - I'm an Orono resident Original Message From: stephanie To:jwhiteci.orono.mn.us ; cbremer@ci.orono.mn.us ; Imcmillan@ci.orono.mn.us ;jmurphy(a�goldengate.net ; dfranchot@ci.orono.mn.us Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:30 AM Subject: Emily Program - I'm an Orono resident I wanted to send you all a note of thanks. As an Orono resident, I'm a bit stunned to find si much media coverage devoted to the Hill School/Emily Program situation. I can't imagine the barrage of emails and calls you each must be receiving. Although our residence ouldn't be directly impacted by the Emily Program moving into the Hill School locati n, I do have an opinion. My opinion is simply that it is the citizens of the ommunity of Orono are the only ones that matter. I can appreciate that it may be difficult to discern the opinion of the citizenry when so many others are chiming in. From reading the commentary on the Star Tribune you would think that Orono is obligated to do what benefits the politically correct citizens from around the metro who use their keyboards as a weapon in engaging in class warfare against those who happen to oppose the project for whatever reason. Apparently, if you live in Orono, you're too entitled to be entitled to an opinion that's different from theirs. For the director of the Emily Program to attempt to throw the CEO of Target under the media bus is appalling - but seemingly effective in further stirring up the passions of those who do not live in Orono, maybe have nev r even been to Orono and likely do not suffer from an eating disorder. I take the actions of the director of Emily Program as a clear indication of the kind of neighbor the Emily Program is going to be. I strongly urge the council to vote this project down. Please do not be held hostage by any business e gaging in these tactics. No matter the relative virtue of the "product" Emily Program is business; a company that tries to bully and publicly smear ANY resident(s) is not elcome in my backyard. I believe that if they are successful in securing the Hill School to ation, Orono will long be subjected to the tactics they currently employ. When conside ing this submission, please consider whether a business without the "halo effect" of t e Emily Program would be approved in these same circumstances. Surely, the Hill Scho I site is suitable for another purpose which will be more agreeable to its neighbors. 1