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OEORCE M. AHREND (WA, ID)
KEITH D. BROWN (WA, ID)
ANTHONY E. GRABICKI (WA, ID)
PETER J. GRABIM (WA. ID, TX)
DAVID J. GROESBECK (WA, M)
ROBERT P. HAILEY (WA. ID, CA)
DAVID A- KULISGH (WA, CA)
MICHAEL J. MYERS (WA, RM)
DONALD K, QUERNA (WA. ID)
CAROLE E. ROLANDO (WA)
DOUGLAS J. SIDDOWAY (WA,10, NY)
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RANDALL & DANSKIN, F.S.
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Mr. Chris A. Kukulski
City Manager
City of Kalispell
Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997
Re, Rosauers Supenmarkets, Inc.
Demand for Temporary Traffic Signalization
Our File No. 16399
Year Mr. Kukulski:
PAUL I. ALLISON (WA)
ROBEWr T. CARTIER (WA, ID, OR)
OF COUNaL
C.D. RANDALL (I885.1967)
F.H. DANSKiN (iW94971)
A.A. LUNDIN (1914-1976)
G.L. KIMER (1910-1968)
We represent Rosauers Supermarkets, Inc- which, on May 17, 2000, will open a new grocery
store at 2150 Highway 93 South, Kalispell, Montana. That date is firm. It cannot and will not be
changed.
At Section 3,1 of its Development Agreement dated December 24, 1997 with RSI, LLC, the City
of Kalispell committed to install temporary traffic signalization an or before September 30, 1999
at the intersection of the private drive serving the new Rosauers store and U. S. Highway No, 93.
At Section 2.1(e) of that Agreement, the City acknowledged that such signalization was essential
to the development of the project. Recent traffic accidents at that intersection involving persons
seeking to enter and Exit the project site make it clear that the City's determination of the
essential nature of that signalization was accurate.
If, contrary to its contractual obligation, the City of Kalispell does not install such temporary
signalization before May 17, 2000, Rosauers will suffer significant damages for which it will
hold the City liable. Those damages will flow from both the short term and long term reluctance
of Rosauers' potential customers to shop at a store which is difficult to enter or leave. And even
if the City or State thereafter belatedly installs such signalization, because, once shoppers have a
negative experience, they rarely return, the damages, if suffered, will persist for an appreciable
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length of time. Those damages, therefore, will be extremely large without regard to the duration
of the City's breach.
As a consequence of the foregoing, we hereby request and insist that the City of Kalispell meet
its contractual obligations and install the temporary signalization before May 17, 2000. Thank
you.
Very truly yours,
RANDALL & DANSKIN, P.S.
Donald K. Querna
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cc: Glen Neier, City Attorney
Kalispell Investment Group, c/o ferry Hagood
Larry Geller, R.osauers
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