Main Street Kruise Public Comment from Tom Hollo Aimee Brunckhorst
From: Tom Hollo <tom.hollo@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 2:37 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL Main Street Kruise
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to voice my opinion on the situation with Main Street Kruise or"Kruise Kalispell," since I
understand the City Council is discussing it at a work session this upcoming Monday. I own a home in
town and regularly take my elementary-school-aged kids out to dinners and extracurriculars on Main
Street and 1 st Ave East. I observe people driving recklessly during the Kruise events and KPD doesn't do
enough to stop it. If they want to cruise around and follow the laws, go for it, but they burn out, speed, rev
at high volumes, and I would bet my life they're drinking while doing it. It isn't a question of IF this will
someday result in a tragedy; it is a matter of WHEN. In addition to that being an inherently AWFUL
possibility, it will end up with Kalispell getting sued.
There is no argument to allow this sort of reckless driving to continue.Again, I am not asking for these
events to be cancelled. I am just asking for the City to have KPD step up its enforcement of existing laws
because people at these events are routinely breaking them.
Thanks,
Tom Hollo
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