you need to keep up the pressure on Tom Zoner.TZ is one of the biggest
> property owners if not the biggest next to the Long family.He seems to
> have no interest in preserving what little open land we have left in
> the township.He wants to develope it all.What is his motivation ?Wynne
> Berry is no better.If you listen to what he says,he talks as if the M5
> extension is a done deal.I live out near Benstein and Sleeth.A few
> years ago we organized a huge citizen group to stop him from putting a
> 4 lane highway through Proud Lake State park.We were successful,but it
> took a lot of time,and organizing to stop these men from pushing
> through their own pet projects.
>
> If this proposed highway goes thru,it will only fix the problem
> temporarily.Once drivers become aware that a shortcut exists to M5,the
> road will become a magnet for people that drive Telegraph,Orchard
> Lake,and Haggerty.To say that expanding Union Lake road has not been
> looked at is ridiculous.If you drive on M5 and exit at Pontiac
> Trail,you already have gridlock,and that will certainly continue and
> get worse if the M5 extension is built.The difference will be that the
> gridlock will be at Union Lake and Richardson instead of Pontiac
> Trail.Union Lake will have to be expanded otherwise it will be clogged
> up worse than ever at rushhour.Its about time that people who move out
> here are aware that if they locate here,the road situation is bad,and
> maybe they should reconsider where they live as opposed to demanding
> more roads.Traffic has backed up at rushhour on Haggerty for 25 years
> and a new road will not alleviate that,only make it worse.
>
> good luck
> joe
Thank you for your input. It's true that history repeats itself and that in order to leverage it you have to understand the past. We had no idea that this had happened in the township and we are glad that Joe has brought it to the groups attention so that their success and lessons learned are utilized.
