Unnecessary traffic jam in Kalispell Public Comment from Paul & Kathy Aimee Brunckhorst
From: Paul n Kathy <paulnkathy@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 5, 2025 1:52 AM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL RE:: Unnecessary trafficjam in Kalispell
Concerning the poorly thought up and very wasteful proposed Kalispell
traffic debacle, I had the thought "They are going to slow down the flow of
traffic through downtown Kalispell on purpose by going from two lanes each
way down to one lane each way. Is there a MDOT reason for this? They
aren't posting 15 MPH signs or 5MPH signs, they are just going to merge
two lanes into one lane. Kind of like a freeway traffic jam, only on purpose.
At freeway onramps traffic is added and can greatly slow down or even stop
all traffic and the traffic is already pretty hectic downtown. That seems to
be the goal here. 'Slow down the traffic and then the people will park and
shop'...really? It will be safer they say, people will love it they say. .. its
going to be a nightmare traffic parking lot. AND THEN drivers will use the
93 bypass and nearby neighborhood streets with kids and old people
walking around as the new main street". This is a no vote on throwing
money away on this pet project.
And how do we have money for $25,000,000 (as in Million) for unnecessary
street debacles and not for our schools? In my opinion, whoever brought up
this failed idea and those who support it should not be re-elected, this is
bad judgement, it is what I call big university ideas from Spokane and
Portland pushed on a small little town ... it doesn't fit.
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"when the government fears the people, there is liberty...
when the people fear the government, there is tyranny"
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