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As a resident who lives on the border between Forsyth and Guilford counties, I am opposed to a new north/south connector (FS0707B) proposed by N.C. Department of Transportation. I fail to see the need for another connector when we already have north/south highways: Union Cross Road, 109, 66, 52, 311 (Future I-74), 68 and 220. This would result in spending highway construction moneys that are desperately needed in other areas.

Furthermore, it is the constitutional right afforded every citizen under our system of government to expect our elected officials to represent the will and interests of the majority and not cater to the special interests of a few. Mandated land-use plans prepared by special-interest groups result in employment of eminent domain to take our homes and land.

The individuals, supported by elected city officials, who have developed land-use plans for our area are also real-estate agents and developers who will realize direct financial benefit from these plans. This is emphatically a conflict of interest, and allowing these people to direct and guide the planning process is unethical and a miscarriage of justice.

Say no to the north/south connector, the Piedmont Parkway extension, and the inappropriate use of eminent domain for development and unethical political officials.

Laura H. Hamilton
Kernersville