<DIV><IMG src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/tsmileys2/30.gif">Oh No, not change (read the sarcasm). How misguided! Your brother doesn't live at the creek. My reference was to the four houses at the Creek. Last time I noticed, your brother wasn't elderly or a widow either (more sarcasm). As far as response time is concerned, your fair guess is wrong as far as the the owners of those four houses are concerned, none of them have complained yet. Quite the contrary, I know these neighbors very well and I know that they would rather die in their houses than have that street go through. In fact, two houses down is the fire captain and around the corner on Roosevelt are two EMT's who have always managed to be the first on the scene, and in quite a quick fashion. Plus, I am not positive of this, but I think your sister-in-law is also an EMT around the other corner on Cleveland. </DIV>
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<DIV>The 1912 building is a whole other topic, one of which I am not well versed on. I simply stated my neighbor's concerns and the fact that Steed didn't like her opinion. Does that mean I fear change? I don't think so. It might mean that my neighbor fears changes that could happen at the 1912 building. You would have to ask her though. -Tom</DIV>
<DIV><BR><B><I>Julie Crumley <joodge@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
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<P>Tom Ivie wrote:</P>
<P>"...All the people that live in the houses surrounding the creek are elderly and on fixed incomes..."</P>
<P>I don't know what "surrounding" entails exactly in this context, but a certain sibling of mine lives quite near this proposed bridge and I'm sure he has no plans of moving. I think it'd be a fair guess to say that the citizens living at the end of 3rd street near the proposed bridge would appreciate a quicker response from fire and police over their new bridge that creates an easier flow of transportation! Change happens. Long-term homeowners see many changes in the neighborhood around them. It's the nature of things. I grew up in a house in east Moscow bordered on two sides by farm fields as far as the eye could see, that is now smack dab in the middle of quite a large dubdivision. Things happen. </P>
<P>As far as senior programs, they have been moved already from the Old Post Office to the 1912 building, and may be moved again sometime in the near or distant future. Again, change happens. I would venture to say most people in this community values these programs, but the exact location of them is not that big of a part of the equation.</P>
<P>An underlying theme I noticed in Mr. Ivie's post is that he fears change. He expresses the fear of change of his neighbors and friends. I DO NOT fear change, as change brings about new and exciting things. If we never let anything change in our town, we'd have no new track and football field at the high school, we'd have no Kibbie Dome, we'd be swimming in the old, cracked pool I swam in as a child....see the pattern? I'm all for positive, forward change, and I don't think I'm alone.</P>
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