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James R. Korin, CPA, ABV <br /> DLt'ect: 763.971.48'10 <br /> jkorin~clco.com <br /> <br />October 15, 2004 <br /> <br />Ms. Beth Neuendorf <br />MN / DO r AREA ENGINEER <br />!500 West Count7, Road B2 <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br /> <br />Mr. Steve Jankowsld <br />CITT ENGINEER <br />i 5153 Nowthen Boulevard NW <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br /> <br />Dear Beth and Steve, <br /> <br />I attended the Thursday, September 23, 2004 open house to discuss the Highway 10 intersection closings. I am <br />representing various companies along a st_retch of Highway 10, .north of Thurston Avenue. I have requested <br />and received £ollow-up dam from MN/DOT and have shared tlzis information with those property owners, <br />whici-., include Pro Sporting Goods, Anc'hors Away, Ramsey Quick Lube, The NAU Compames, and others. <br />Through me, the landowners woul. d like to make d~e following points with regard to these items and the follow- <br />up data: <br /> <br />i. <br /> <br />__ '" ,' the cl~,e,,,-e ,-~o ~ re!amng to t,-~,ffi,- ~.c~.~d,.n,. seems that the <br /> ........... ~ .........d on ........... p ....... <br />crossings being closed ~epzesent the l~ghest accident counts along the s=etch. T14s is the logical <br />.conclusion when one looks a~ d~e maps d~at were produced. However, if a~ a'affic u~zed one <br />crossing and no ~'affic used another, fl~s data would obviously be flawed. In fact, after reviewing <br />informa~on on the con~oHed intersections, si~ficanfly more accidents occurred at each of the <br />rema~g con~oHed mtersecnons than any of the highway crossings you are proposing to close. Wl~e <br />we are s~ wai~g for 2002 reformation on Thurston Avenue, I have attached the data ava~able to <br />Ext~bit One of das analysis. Anyone reviewing tl~s data would have to conclude that the accident <br />counts as fl means of detern~g the appropriate closures is flawed. <br /> <br />It is the belief of Pro Sporting Goods and Anchors Away that closing the Feldspar: crossing would, in <br />effect, loe a way of condem~m~g theh: 10usmess and proper~es. If tMs crossing were e~ated, <br />customers =aveEng from the north would have a yeU, difficult, if not m~possible, mae of accessing <br />the= 1ousiness. F'urdxen~ore, supp~ers of Pro Spor6ng Goods that dave eighteen wheel selm ~rucks <br />coming from d~e nord= would have to, make a U-mm a~ tl~e con'trolled mtersecnon on Sunfish Lake <br />Boulev:~rd. This would be nnpossil01e and unsafe under the proposals ?ou have laid ou~. We are m <br /> <br /> <br />