This terrific letter below was submitted to "Subscriber Comments" in the March 29 edition of the Alden Advertiser. Nice job!!!
"In response to Jim Burdett's letter:
We are two of the "few people" who own a home near the proposed Walmart site. Why do you
assume we oppose this project because it will decrease our property value. We chose to live and raise a family in Alden because it is a small town. Our priority is quality of life, not property value.
We enjoy our home and yard. Small town people like to talk to their neighbors, relax outdoors with family and friends, watch families walk or ride down the road and enjoy the simple pleasure we take for granted of looking out a window and seeing grass, trees, flower, open fields and wild life.
What we oppose is changing our lifestyle forever so you don't have to drive 10 minutes to shop for things that are not necessities.
We don't want to have to wait 15 minutes to get out of our driveway, we don't want to look at the glow of fluorescent lights instead of the moon, we don't want to have to go inside to have a conversation because of road noise, we don't want the added maintenance of washing windows and power washing our house because of more road dust and dirt any more than we have to now.
Instead of feeling sorry for us because our property value will decrease, you should be worrying about how much your property taxes will increase. The services this project will require forever are not free. We will all pay in one way or another.
Yes, Jim Burdett, let everyone vote on this matter for their own reasons."
Al and Laureen Hassenbohler
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