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Carol Danielson From: sternwalds@comcast.net Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2008 10:36 AM To: Carol Danielson; Carol Danielson Cc: PeterTBrown @aol.com; thehappycheryl @yahoo.com; pulltabs @3diamonds.com; lauracarlson @havedale.net; kandkgallup @earthlink.net Subject: Road reconstruction dileema....please forward to council and mayor. Dear Mayor and Council members, Thanks for all of the work you do to make our city a better place to live. I know it is a big job and our current growth and development plans probably make it difficult to focus a lot of energy on the road reconstruction problem. I sincerely hope that in the next few months there will be some visible movement in the direction of an amendment that will be recommended by the council and advertised widely through the community about the importance of this issue for the entire city. I truly believe that this is a critical time and this process needs to go forward to a successful amendment in the fall. Many folks as you well know (especially yourselves) would like to put this issue to rest and move on to an operational process that will guarantee the protection of our city's current roadway system while continuing to improve our substandard roads. Not only is this an important issue from a financial stan dpoint but I believe has become an issue of equality in how we treat our citizens. How can we be ok with a system that allows some neighborhoods to get a road reconstructed and others not based on some random vote dictated by the whim of a public that will never understand the impact on the city or its citizens? I hope that all the time and effort that you ALL have invested in an opportunity to change this process will be fully addressed soon. I am sure there is a lot of talk about what the council should do but I say that it is time to do what is right for the city and its future...now. As I said, I believe this is an important juncture and I am confident that that the council has the city's best interest in mind. Whether you put together your own amendment or eliminate all the doubt and go 429 I believe it can and will happen! Let's allow the city's elected officials and its other hired professionals to manage the city and co ntrol its destiny...if we miss this opportunity it may never happen and 20 years down the road the citizens will wonder why it never did. As you know, this issue has been brought up several times in the past 20 years in regard to West Shadow and others. Many thousands of dollars and hours have been spent in studies, planning, meetings, discussion, voting, etc. and we have made no substantial progress in actually getting roads reconstructed. Please do your best and what is best for the city. Thank you! Sincerely, Jamie and Sherry Stern 6820 West Shaow Lake Drive 1