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This evening I'd like to inform you of more facts that prove the Farrington extension is a bad idea. In his March 16, 2000 speech before Planning and Zoning Commission, The Fire Chief claimed that for the Spencer Fire Station to cover in Lomax, it was 3 112 miles to H St. & Lomax School Rd. by the so called long route using Underwood Rd. and only 3/ of a mile by the so called short route using the Farrington extension. Sounds impressive, but let's look at ALL the facts that were not presented. To the middle of H St. that is West of Big Island Slough the long route is app. 2.1 miles. The short route is 2.2 miles. Not only is the so called short route actually longer; it also has 3 more turns and uses narrow residential streets with 2 way stop signs at blind corners, deep ditches and no sidewalks. The Fire Trucks should be using the much safer Spencer/ Underwood route. This point on H St. is at the South Middle of Lomax's largest subdivision, which of course has the greatest concentration of people and property to be protected by the Fire Dept. 2. To the middle North side of Lomax's 2nd largest subdivision on West P St.; the long route is app. 2.6 miles and the short route is app. 2.1 miles. So the short route is shorter by Y2 mile which is no where near the 2 3/ miles the Fire Chief likes to use. And again the shorter route would have 1 additional turn and would use narrow residential streets with 2 way stop signs at blind corners, deep ditches, and no sidewalks. 3. To the East side of Lomax's 3rd largest subdivision at North Sens Rd., the long route is app. 2.5 miles and the short route is actually .3 miles longer at app. 2.8 miles. And again the short route has 3 more turns, is through residential streets and is very dangerous. Of Course, this same situation applies to the police, the school busses and people traveling in general. We have already proven that the claims of the Farrington extension benefiting EMS are False. We believe this proves that the general claims of a shorter route don't hold water. Our researched facts do hold water. We would appreciate if you would vote the facts and not the false claims. The 2 City staff and 1 LPISD staff also publicaly asked P&Z in that March 16,2000 meeting, to extend Airport Blvd. and Valley View. They were later told Airport Blvd. was on airport property and couldn't be extended and Valley View would run through homes if it was extended.