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May 28, 2015
To:
~ thee ~
Opinion desk: 447-4080
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…letter to the Editor
of the Helena
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Opinion Page
Reader’s Alley
Greg Lemon
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~ The Worst Road to Everywhere ~
To: The
Helena City & Lewis and Clark County
Commissioners
and
dowl.com
and
The State of Montana
in regards to the
Trails West Project
at the intersection of
Joslyn Street ~ Leslie Avenue
and
Country Club Drive
where all the
Mega Loads
Over Size Loads
Extra Wide Loads
Extra Tall Loads
Large and Small Buildings
Houses
big and small
Over Size Construction Equipment
Convoys of Weekend Worriers
Convoys of the full time Montana National Guard
Over Size Military Equipment
with and with out the Military Convoys
with and without the Weekend Worriers
from here
and
from as far away as the
West Cost to the East Cost
that pass through
Helena Montana
that
~ must go ~
through this intersection
to get through Helena
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To improve flow for the community as a whole
to increase Public Safety and avoid increased Congestion and Confusion
at this very busy and very Dangerous Intersection
~ I would ~
put shoulders and side walks on the existing roadways
benefiting everyone
and not the City Commissioners Plan
that could include a Round About in the Future
that would only benefit the few ~ the few who would only increase the dysfunction
of this already very dangerous Intersection
that has been very neglected by the local governments for over thirty plus years
~ This Road To ~
and
very used short cut to the
Lincoln Community
Rogers Pass
Black Foot River
Flesher Pass
Stemple Pass
Priest Pass
Canyon Creek Community
Marysville Community
Great Divide Ski Area
Silver City Community
by way of
Birdseye Community
Austin Community and Mullan Pass Road
Birdseye Scratch Gravel ~ Echo Drive Recreation Area
where I live and drive from and to everyday since 1999
used for
Hunting ~ Hiking ~ Biking ~ Horse Back Riding and Public Events
Fort Harrison Military Complex and Fort Harrison Veterans Hospital
Head Lane Scratch Gravel Community
World Famous Archie Bray Foundation
Green Meadow Golf Course
Spring Meadow Lake State Park
and all the other Recreational and Wood Cutting areas between Helena and Lincoln
~ this paved over ~
Wagon ~ Trail
that has no base or shoulders to even change a Flat Tire on
that has no Guard Rails where many have Died
while based on use
this very Neglected County Country Road ~ should be ~ a State Highway
as we spend more money on
Roads to Nowhere
while spending no money for a
Road to Everywhere
with signs along the Road that say
Share the Road
where there is no Road to Share
this very busy Road
that is used for many Public Events
is the
Worst Road to Everywhere
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so what happened to the
Federal Funds Ear Marked for the Birdseye Road
and the Bond Funding Passed by the Voters
of the Birdseye Community
for Improvements of the Birdseye Road
that we are paying for
above and beyond
our Gas Taxes and Property Taxes and Income Taxes
?
Lewis and Clark County
spent the Voters Bond Money on 7 new Trucks
and gave Birdseye Road an overdue Chip and Seal
instead of Improving the Road
while the Majority of the Birdseye Community
receive very little for their Tax Burdens
other than the the worst road to everywhere
while the City of Helena Commissioners are Planing to
make this Dysfunctional and very Dangerous
Intersection
that is:
the entry point to the worst Road to Everywhere
to make it ~
more Dysfunctional and Dangerous
~ to Benefit the Few with a Luxury ~
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Bruce A. Kershaw ~ Proprietor
AUTO TECH
1400 Joslyn ~ Unit E
facing the intersection of
Joslyn Street ~ Leslie Avenue
and
Country Club Drive