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sponsibility as elected officials by the <br />citizens of Louisville who have <br />overwhelmingly asked you to get out of the <br />authority. These are the people who have <br />nothing to gain financially from the <br />authority. One thing is clear we as the <br />citizens who have elected you to represent us <br />don't want this highway. Those of you who <br />are newly elected are there in large part <br />because of your position on this highway. <br />Please don't betray your promises and those <br />who have been on council listen to the <br />voters. Council members we have been around <br />in circles long enough. Listen to the <br />citizens and lets get out of this authority. <br />Donna Wicker, 227 Hoover Ave, stated that the <br />comment was stated a couple of times in the <br />last session about running the council like a <br />business. It was used in justification for <br />continuing in W-470. Let's remember that its <br />okay to run it like a business, it is not <br />governments' job to run it like a business. <br />In fact the laws in this country restrict the <br />rights of corporations to actively <br />participate in the political process. There <br />is a good reason for that and that is what is <br />good for General Motors is not necessarily <br />good for America. If you want to run this <br />like a business you better know your market. <br />That includes the demographics. I suggest <br />that you look at the $29,000 as a past <br />expenditure and not use it as a criteria for <br />deciding whether or not to go forward. <br />Tom Mayer, 580 Wildrose Way, stated that the <br />distance from U.S. 36 interchange to the <br />airport verses the distance using W-470 is <br />not 1/10 of a mile but is 9/10 of a mile. I <br />would like the council to consider given the <br />fact that for citizens on the west side of <br />town you have a 3 to 4 minute difference <br />between the two routes. For the citizens on <br />the east there is a difference between five <br />and ten minutes. Using the authorities own <br />figures for when the toll road opens at 10 <br />cents a mile with the distance to the airport <br />of 34.8 miles it would cost around $7.00. Do <br />you think people are going to be willing to <br />pay this kind of money? <br />Robert Lathrop, 235 Hoover Court, suggested <br />that the council stay in the authority in <br />order to help economic development. Lathrop <br />4 <br />