Bushaway Preservationists, look into getting a Landscape Architect involved. They are uniquely qualified to consider both the social and physical aspects of a project. Engineers are primarily concerned with road widths and roadway speeds, Architects don't have the expert understanding of either the natural, or built, outdoor environments (despite what they will tell you). Landscape Architects, on the other hand, create environments based on solid engineering principles, natural, sustainable aesthetics, as well as the emotional experiences of humans as they move through and around an environment. The emotional part of this issue, after all, is why you are reacting so strongly against the County's plans. From what I have read, the money allocated toward the project, nor general NIMBY characteristics (afraid of change) don't seem to be the issue - just how you feel toward that physical environment as you move through it. Believe me an LA will come up with some unique and creative compromises that no other professional will.

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I'm sure I'm speaking for many local residents who are not living on Bushaway Road when I say "Enough destruction of our scenic roadways." This particular stretch of CR 101 has long been a favorite stretch of roadway that I often go out of my way to drive over just for the sheer enjoyment of the beauty, the big trees, etc. I have seen enough of what the county considers "improvement" when the end result is still a 2 lane road, but without the beauty and trees. Why we need 60 foot setbacks on both sides of the roads and huge concrete walls defies my logic. Why can't we agree to a simple repaving. There are already routes around Gray's Bay for bicycles that are quiet and quite beautiful - I know, I bike them. Let's re-evaluate what we are about, County, and consider esthetics as well as repaving. This need be a huge make-work project to increase employment, although of course jobs are good when created for needed purposes.

A concerned resident of Plymouth and Wayzata, Terry Saxton

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