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Ms. Beth Neuendorf <br />Octobel: l 5, 2004 <br />P~ge 2 <br /> <br /> d~e process of obtaJ~4ng a written statement, but have'been in contact with experts in ~lie ttn2c -!ring <br /> industt? who have told us that a U~mrn at SUnfish would nOt'be a Safe maneuver. Pro SPorting Goods <br /> estin~ates that they have '150 tracks that would have to make this maneuver annually. Anchors Aw~y <br /> . has an esm2ated 1,200-1,400 RV's (many towing vehicles), that utilize thei~ oversize car wash bays. <br /> Cur~endy, these vehicles utilize the FddsPar crossing. Closing it would ~ignificandy reduce business <br /> and cause unsafe U-turns at Sunfish Lake Boulevard. ' <br /> <br /> 3. At the m2enng, Beth Neuendorf indicated that it was safer for Pro Sporting Goods"customers to <br /> merge onto Highway 10, sl0w'down, p~rform a U-mm on crossing RP 221.842, andaccelerate back <br /> towards Anoka than to cross at Feldspar. This Claim assumes a merge maneuver is safer than a: freeway <br /> crossing maneuver. However, we believe you failed to consider that a customer exiting the business <br /> ~.nd head&qg north would have to-merge into ~affic, then cross lanes, and decelerate, cross the freeway <br /> and merge onto Highway 10 heading_south towards An0ka. It is inconceivable that' ~Vo merges and- a <br /> slow-down would be safer than one crossing. In fact, the traffic accident statistics currend}; reflect no <br /> serious injuries over the test period.in the DOT report at Feldspar. This is sigmificantly better than <br /> many of the other crossings, including all of the controlled mtersectiohs that you have on th~ map (see <br /> Exhibit One). <br /> <br />In short, by elh~2mamlg the crossing at Feldspar, we believe the City/state is moving ~oward condemnation of <br />dxe property. If that ii the case, steps should be 'taken to compensate the business owners that are locat,ed <br />.there. <br /> <br /> In addition, public da~a being utilized to evaluate' these closings does not accutately reflect the safety .of these <br />, crossings. We ~vanted to issue dzis letter as quickly'as possible as ~ve continue to review dzis matter ~vith legal <br /> counsel. <br /> <br />james D. Deal, cEO <br />NAU COMPANIES <br /> <br />Matt Kuker, President <br />PRO SPORTING GOODS, INC. <br /> <br />Jeff Deal, President <br />ANCHO RS AWAY <br /> <br /> <br />