COMMENTS FROM PAUL LOEHR

To all my neighbors in Alden: My name is Paul G Loehr and I've lived on Henskee Rd for the last 30 years. I built my own home here (literally). I choose to live here because I like it here. You are right, I have no gas pipes in my street, no water pipes, and no sewer pipes. I enjoy living in Alden because it is what it is!! I don't want to live on Transit Rd, or in Amherst/Clarence or Cheektowaga. Even if all the studies, plans, and environmental stuff comes out OK, I still do not want a BIG BOX STORE HERE. There are more than enough of these monstrosites with in a 20 minute drive. We also have the services of Metro Bus and the Town of Alden Senior Van. Why spoil our neighborhood with such crass merchandising. Are we all blind to the VERY clearly established FACT that when Wall-Mart comes in they very soon start eating up small LOCAL businusses. They have NO CONSCIENCE, they don't care who they mow down. And don't forget, they are so big that they can sell ANYTHING AT A LOSS for as many years as it takes to drive out any business the want to. YOU CAN NOT COMPETE WITH THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hope All of us makes sure that all of the requisit environmental and hydrologic tests are done completely and accurately. And the next time we are at one of the Town Board/Planning meetings, let's make sure that they are not using a 10 year old map or plan of the property as a resource. We want all up to date and current, verified sources of information for this very important decision about our back yards. Remember, once you let this dinosauer in, there's no getting rid of it, regardless of how obnoxious it is, or how much traffic it adds to our roads or how destructive it is of our economic community or how polluting it is for all our familys, once you let it in, that door DOES NOT SWING THE OTHER WAY.