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<br />Goetz Landscape Incorporated <br />Total Landscaping Solutions <br />Voice: 651-426-2136 <br />Fax: 651-426-2451 <br /> <br />2030 Main Street <br />Centervflle. MN 55038 <br />unvw.gardening-Iandscaping.com <br /> <br />Centerville City Council <br />1880 Main Street <br />Centerville, MN 55038 <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />I..~~ j 5 2004 <br /> <br />December 11, 2004 <br /> <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br /> <br />I'm writing this letter to express my thoughts regarding the proposed expansion of <br />County Road 14 (Main Street), from Interstate 35 East to 135 West. The area of concern <br />is from the 135 E off ramp to 20th Avenue South. There are many relatively new and up <br />coming businesses that have invested heavily in land, buildings, and their businesses. <br />Business owners have recognized this key location as it provides access to the Interstate <br />and to surrounding towns. Easy access to these businesses is critical, if they are to <br />continue to be profitable, and contribute to our community. The concrete median as <br />proposed within the expansion will not allow the necessary access into our businesses <br />from either direction and sigriificantly impact our ability to exist. <br /> <br />For example, at Goetz Landscape & Garden Center, located at 2030 Main Street Here is <br />my conservative estimate of how the median will impact my businesses. <br /> <br />.. '.500A. or more decrease in garden center sales, because of limiting our entrance <br />. access to one-way traffic. Conservative projection loss of$150,000.00 per year. <br />. Annual increase in freight and trucking costs by at least $11,400. <br />. Loss oflandscape and lawn crew efficiency by $19,380.00 per year. <br />. Inability to sell my businesses, or greatly decreasing its value due to lower or <br />significantly reduced profits. <br />. Inability to sell my land and building, or greatly decreasing the value because of <br />poor access. <br /> <br />The reality is that the concrete median will significantly affect my businesses as well as <br />others in the immediate area, and cause both immediate and future losses of revenue. <br /> <br />I'm in complete support of the attached letter, which represents the joint interests of <br />business and landowners along County Road 14 from Centerville to 135E. I believe that a <br />"concrete free median" solution can be found so that the speed and flow of traffic can <br />meet everyone's objectives, and not severely impact the businesses on this street. <br /> <br />SinCerely, <br /> <br />. I . <br /> <br /> <br />~c-~..,.... <br />. . "'\:)G'.'~"';"" '.... ...;.... . '. <br />0: '" <br />i ent <br />. .... .. <br /> <br />I,', <br /> <br />American Nursery &. l.andsc:apeAssociation* ANLA*MiimesotaNursery &. J.andscape~on*MNLA*Snow &. Ice Management Association*SIMA* <br />Landscape · Garden Center. Lawn & Landscape Management <br />