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<br />_.~.....~ .~ <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />~"---------"~-' ......-..----- <br /> <br />NUMBER 4: Each item on this agenda is important to the future of this <br />community - certainly it would be hard to deny that an efficient, effe:tive <br />transportation system is mandatory. <br /> <br />Perhaps the most important element is the widening and extension Of key <br />arterials throughout our community, including the central city itself. <br /> <br />I cannot exagqerate the importance Of extending an efficient transportation <br />system into our industrial groundS. If we are to market these sites to new <br />business and indUstry, they must be competitive with others that are available <br />in this part of the country. GOOd transportation linkS are essential to our <br />being a viable contender. <br /> <br />The recent Historic Tree Amendment has the potential of frustrating this step <br />forward. <br /> <br />AS Oirected oy the amendment, I a~ confi~ent the city council will place the <br />widening and extension Of 6th and 7th Avenues on the ballot for your <br />consideration. <br /> <br />In addition, for many years, the expressway amendment has snarled the <br />implementation Of a quality transportation plan. <br /> <br />we have attempted to solve the prOblem with a patchwork of street diverters and <br />intersection improvements - while our major arterial system has become <br />functionally Obsolete and forced traffic into the neighborhoodS. Because of <br />uncertainties it has been nearly impossible to get the attention and cooperation <br />of those in the State and Federal Government WhO provide the principal funding <br />for needed projects. <br /> <br />While the expressway amendment, in a previous time, may have been appropriate, <br />tOday it severely hampers fulfillment of our needs. <br /> <br />AS pointed out in our community goals conference last fall, it 1s time to review <br />this issue, and in that regard I am aSking the .City Council to put the repeal of <br />this amendment on the ballot at the same time we vote on widening and extension <br />Of 6th and 7th Avenues. <br /> <br />If we truly believe in the need for economic growth and progress in this <br />community, it 1s time to act on that bellef. <br /> <br />Once again, you will make the aifference. I urge you to take an active part in <br />this issue, to insure that your friendS, neighbors and all citizens Of this <br />community have knowledge of its importance. <br />