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Ms. <br /> <br />Page <br /> <br />[lac: process of' obtah~ing a written statement, but have been in contact with experts in the ~rucldng <br />mdust.rv who have told us that a U:tum at Sunfish would not be a safe maneuver. Pro Sporting Goods <br />estimates that ti-my have 150 trucks thai would have to make thSs maneuver annually'. Anchors <br />has a~ csnn~ated '1,200-1,400 RV's (many towing vet~cles), that utilize theLr oversize car wash <br />Currently, these vehicles utilize the Feldspar crossing. Closing it would si§ni~Scantly reduce business <br />and cause unsafe U-turns at Sunfish Lake Boulewrd. <br /> <br />Ar the meem~g, Beth Neuendorf indicated that it was safer for Pro Sporting Goods' customers to <br />merge onto High~vay 10, slow down, perform ~ U-mm on crossing RP 22'1.842, and accelerate back <br />towards Anoka than to cross at Feldspar. This claim assumes a merge maneuver is s~fer than a freeway <br />crossing maneuver. Ho~veve~, we believe you failed to consider that a customer exiting the business <br />:md herding north would have to merge into traffic,, then cross lanes, and dece!erate, cross the freeway <br />and merge onto Highway 10 heading south towards Anoh. It is inconceivable that two merges and ~ <br />sbw<lown ~vould be s~fer than one crossing. In fact, the traffic accident statistics currently reflect no <br />serious injuries over the test period in the DOT report at Feldspar. This is significantly better than <br />many of the other crossings, including ~11 of the controlled intersections that you h~ve on the map (see <br />lixhibit One). <br /> <br />In short, by elhninatmg the crossing at Feldspar, we believe the city/state is moving ~ow~rd condemnation of <br />the property. If that is the case, steps should be taken to compensate the business o~vners that ~re located <br />there. <br /> <br />In addition, public data being utilized to evaluate these closings does not accurately reflect the safetT of these <br />crossings. We wanted to issue this letter as quic -kly as possible as we continue to review fi:ds matter with legal <br />COUl-~sel. <br /> <br />--' ' ....... lames, R.. I<.orin, CPA, ABV <br /> CarlsOn, Lundquist 8-_ o~,,,po,~,,.~ ....... .., Ltd. <br /> <br />On bchalf of: <br /> <br />James D. Deal, CEO <br />NAU COMPANIES <br /> <br />Matt Kukcr, President <br />PRO SPORTING GOODS, INC. <br /> <br />Jeff Deal, President <br />ANCHO RS AWAY <br /> <br />15 <br /> <br /> <br />