Roads may not be the city's

responsibility, but they are very much their problem. A call to DOT revealed

that no road improvements for Hwy. 92 are being considered until 2010,

and maybe not even then. Yet, the city has before it a massive development

plan that will rival the Pavilion in size and density.

Anyone who travels Hwy. 92

or Hwy. 85 knows how bad the traffic is now. I find it inconceivable that

a development of this magnitude could even be considered without fully

investigating and addressing all the implications.

We, as citizens, have an obligation

to speak out against allowing future development when the necessary infrastructure

is not even being planned for and the existing infrastructure is inadequate

to handle current traffic flow. This is our community and if we don't

demand our elected officials act responsibly and in our best interests,

we may very well find ourselves living in a community that is no longer

livable.

Susan Stewart

Fayetteville

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