The author, Victoria Vail, is against the proposed extension of Highway 85, arguing that it would negatively impact downtown businesses, and her purpose is to inform the community of these potential harms to rally opposition against the proposal.
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Vote No on the Highway 85 Extension
by Victoria Vail, Tribune staff writer
Next week, the aly council will consider a proposal to extend Highway 85 by 10 miles. A small coalition of real estate developers have humed this proposal forward, hoping to capitalize on state tax breaks and reassuring the city that their Intendons are good in truth, however, the proposed extension would hurt our community. It would be bad for downtown businesses, bad for families, and bad for the environment.
Bad for Downtown Businesses
Developers claim that the land west of town is ripe to be tumed into a combined retail/residential area. They say that the extension of Highway 85 would give shoppers access to a greater variety of stores. In truth, though, we already have a great variety of stores downtown-over 200 of them. Many of these businesses have been hurting for several years due to the neglect of the Exit 10 overpass, which has made diving difficult. Extending Highway 85 would give shoppers a reason to avoid downtown altogether-likely dooming many small businesses and leaving buildings vacant. However, the overpass could be repaired at a fraction of the cost of the highway extension. This small investment in oily infrastructure would be good for businesses and shoppers alike.
In 1 sentences, identify the author's point of view and the author's purpose.
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