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James R, Korin, CPA, ABV <br /> Direct: 763.97L48'10 <br /> ikorm~dc'o.com <br /> <br />October 15, 2004 <br /> <br />Ms. Beth Neuendorf <br />MN/DOT AREA ENGTNEER <br />'1500 West Countw Road B2 <br />RosevLlle, MN 55113 <br /> <br />Mr. Steve Jankowsld <br />CITY ENGINEER <br />15153 No~vthen 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 mtersecuon closings. I am <br />representing various compames along a stretch of' Highway. 10, .north of Thurston Avenue. I have requested <br />and received foLlo~v-up data fi:om MN/DOT and have shared dzis m£ormation ~vith ~ose property owners, <br />which.include Pro Sporting Goods, Anchors Away, Ramsey Quick Lube, The NAU Compames, and others. <br />Through me, dxe landowners wouid like to make the following points with regard to these items and the follo~v- <br />up data: <br /> <br />'l <br /> <br />crossings being closed ~epresent ~e l~ghest acddent counts along ~e s~etch. TNs is ~e logical <br />· conclusion when one looks at the maps ~at were_produced. However, if-a~ ~affic u~zed one <br />crossing and no =affic used anod~ez, ~s dam would obviously be fla~ved. In fact, after revie~vmg <br />informaUon' on ~e con~o~ed intersections, s~ficandy'more accidents occ~zed at each of the <br />remak~g con=oiled mtezsecnons than any of the l~ghway crossings you are proposing to close.-Wl~e <br />~ve are s~ ~vai~g fbr 2002 reformation on Thu~ston Avenue, I have attached the data available to <br />~xlUMt One of ~as analysis. Anyone mxdewmg d4s data ~vould have to conclude that ~e accident <br />counts as a means of deternm~g the appropriate closures is flawed. <br /> <br />9 <br /> <br />[~ is dte behef of Pro Sporting Goods and Anchors Away that closing the Feldspar crossing would, m <br />effect, be a way of condem~mlg their business and properties. If dus crossing were din'm~ated, <br />customers traveling from the north would have a vet7 difficult, if not in~possiMe, ma~e of accessing <br />their business. Furthermore, suppliers of Pro Sporting Goods that drive eighteen wheel serm o:ucks <br />c.mung (rom the north would h,qve to make a U-mm at the controlled intersection on Sunfish_ Lake <br />B,.,ulcvard. This would !0e impossible and unsafe under die proposals ?ou have laid ,out. t,','(,'e are m <br /> <br /> <br />