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Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />T27.2-The GSA notes the benefit <br />of siting the proposed federal <br />courthouse in close proximity to a <br />downtown library. <br />TranscApt2 <br />T27.1 <br />contl. <br />T272 <br />36 <br />1 Now Lhat Sony has enterod our neighborhood and <br />2 a few other tninga end the t3ateway Shopping Center. it no <br />3 lonpar even aoproachea bucolic. And the idea of locating a <br />4 courthouse adiacent to bony would put additional stress on an <br />b already stressed street. <br />6 It's a t+ro-lane street. 1t'o really not adequate <br />7 for that purpose and people, to avoid the stop liphta nntl near <br />8 the shopping canter, use our etreot. And we've already had one <br />9 fatality with a woman being run over. There are no aldewalks <br />0 Lhare. There's barely adeouate room and kids can't walk on <br />1 this etroet now. <br />2 The city and Lhe county have both promised for <br />3 rears to tiw (lame Farm NefghbOrhootl Aaaociatton to do gometh tag <br />~ to alleviate tnia problem. Tats would not he1D alleviate it. <br />5 thle would make it worse. <br />S And ao Lhat'e orw Of my hats. Tne Other is that <br />f I'm president of the friends of the bpringfteld Public Library. <br />3 And ae such. I noticed the levy up here which we're working on. <br />1 As ouch, i would very roucn favor tho location of Chia <br />courthouse in boringfleld at Lhe downtown Bite. Lhet everybody <br />else seaoa Lo have endorsed Lonipht. <br />~ The i/brnrinn, Bob Rueaell, nee already outllnad <br />~ ptnna that indicate that Ae 1a heavily Involved fn Cho downtown <br />~ area. Antl the future of Lhe library lice in Lho downtown aroa <br />and Obviously, legal people roako use Of the library nc wall. <br />New Federal Courthouse 265 Final EIS <br />