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September 1, 2010

Letter: Plenty of stores, only one Spring Pond

To the editor:

In regard to the proposed Super Walmart and Lowe's on Highland Avenue near the Lynn/Salem line, a few may want the developments, but there are more who do not.

This may sound like great news for all of us in Lynn and Salem — increased revenue, jobs, tax breaks, incentives, etc.

There are a lot of people out there who need jobs. I understand that and I want that to happen. But I live in Lynn and I work in Salem. The increase in traffic alone on Highland Avenue and at the Buchanan Bridge will be tremendous. I don't care what all the statisticians say; they don't drive that road every day as I do. But that is just me talking about being inconvenienced.

And that is not my main concern. My main concern is how this will affect Spring Pond. This proposal will clear woods, take out wildlife, deer, bats, fox, woodpeckers, owls, all sorts of birds, plants, flowers, waterfalls and vernal pools. It's a beautiful place. Go up there, take a walk. You will be amazed.

On Highland Avenue we already have Home Depot, One-Way Lumber, Target, Market Basket, Shaw's, CVS and Walmart. But we won't have another Spring Pond. You can't build that. Nature builds that in it's own special, slow way and it won't come around again soon.

I understand that we need to progress. We must move on and we must build. But at what expense?

There has to be a time to say enough. This is the time.

Kerry Bradley Duggan

Lynn

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