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ti I lo, Jim and Aaron, Thank you for reading my letter and for being respectful listeners. With that said, I hope that the legalities and permits can be amend d to allow for The Emily Program to be housed in Orono. While I'm not sure that I can attend the meeting on Monda night, I do think it is important that all the facts regarding ambulance and police calls be clearly stated. What does ncrease mean--once a year, once a month? Please state the facts. And really, how much increased traffic are you goi g to have?? I would bet that in a 10 bedroom facility, daily traffic will be less than when you had a school there. Furthermore, even though I live in a wealthy community, I'm quite ertain that right down the street from me people are receiving welfare checks. Who knows,there may have even been a runaway or a suicide attempt near my house (as Aaron stated in his letter). Who really knows-- I'm not worried, an it's none of my business. Aaron, if you did a little more research on people with eating disorders,you'll likely not fin many runaways, attempted suicides and welfare checks. Eating disorders most often affect white middle to upper iddle class young women. You'll probably find more people with eating disorders at the Blake School than you will at N rth High. While we had a nice, civil conversation yesterday, I'm hesitant to say that we found "common ground". I still think that spreading your alarmist letter around town without doing your ho ework and stating the correct facts is ethically wrong. You've likely got many in our community blindly believing y u, which is unfortunate. We'd find common ground if you'd work toward, rather than again t, housing The Emily Program down the street from you-- not in a residential neighborhood, but down the street. Sincerely, Geri Scherer On Mar 1, 2010, at 11:52 PM,ahprintupPaol.com wrote: 1 Mr. Murphy, i i Mrs. Scherer and I did have a very nice conversation. We un erstood each others positions on the Hill School CUP issue and I think it is safe to say we both found common round that the Emily Program is a terrific program and I think it is safe to say that we both agree that si ce there are some legalities involved with CUP's the Council should be cautious how those legalities could affe t the City (as you stated a week or so ago to me about taking things slowly.) I truly hope she can attend Mond y's meeting because I do enjoy meeting people. Thank you for sharing this. Aaron Original Message 2