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• • cases far more, than Eagle Brook Church. However, only a limited number of adjacent and nearby properties are being assessed for this project. The other benefited stakeholders are not being required to contribute to the project. Eagle Brook Church has, in the past, spent a significant amount of money to improve this intersection and may, in the future, be asked to pay for another interchange at 80th Street East. In 2005, Eagle Brook Church paid nearly $100,000.00 to expand the turn lanes on the exit ramp on the northbound lane of 35E at CSAH 14. Eagle Brook Church bore the entire cost of this improvement, even though the entire community has benefited from this improvement. In addition, Eagle Brook Church understands that an interchange is planned for 80th Street East, which is closer to our property than is CSAH 14. It is unfair to expect Eagle Brook Church to pay a significant share for both of these projects. Eagle Brook Church generates significant traffic only twice per week, Saturday night and Sunday mornings. Both of these days are off -peak times for interchange use. The higher traffic volume is short lived (roughly 15 minutes) and is primarily after services, as opposed to prior to services when traffic is more dispersed. During peak times on week days, Eagle Brook Church generates little traffic. The traffic that Eagle Brook Church generates will not grow significantly in the next 10 years. However, the traffic for the surrounding businesses and housing development will grow, and those businesses and developments will benefit substantially from the interchange. The retail and commercial entities that are close to the interchange will benefit the most, yet most are being assessed at a lower rate than Eagle Brook Church. This letter will serve as our objection to the proposed assessment for the project because, among other things, the amount of the proposed assessment exceeds the benefits conferred by the project. We would be glad to meet with the City to further discuss alternatives and options for addressing the amount of the assessment. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, EAGLE BROOK CHURCH Jerry Broecker Executive Director of Operations cc: Michael Grochala