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To the Editor:

Although I am away at college, I like to stay up to date on local news and changes in the Garden City Community and was disappointed to read the newspaper article about the potential thought of putting a Marriott Hotel near the Roosevelt Field Mall.

Garden City has grown immensely over the past century and I believe we should keep growing and becoming more diverse. However, I do not believe this hotel is the best idea for our community at this moment. This hotel would cause significant problems to the environment, the people and community as a whole. Not only is it terrible for the environment, because of all the noise pollution and debris needed to put up such a tremendous size building, but it will also cause a significant increase to the traffic in that area. Clinton and Stewart are already deemed the worst roads in Garden City during rush hour and adding a hotel will only add to the traffic. With this increase in traffic more and more locals will become displeased due to the constant noise they will have to endure.

Not only will the locals suffer but we must take into consideration Stewart Elementary School which would be in a very close proximity to the hotel. Therefore, the school will have to consider new threats and take more precautions to protect our youth. We must also consider the long term effects that the hotel will have on the people in the area and the community. How will this affect our children, grandchildren, and other families looking to move into the community? Will our grandchildren not be able to play outside on the playground during recess because of the potential threats the hotel could hold? Will our air become more polluted due to all the traffic in that area? Will our noise pollution become so unbearable people won’t be able to live near the roads anymore?

This might seem like a decent idea in the short-run, but a project this big requires us all to look at the long-term effects before a decision should be made. How will this effect our family seven generations from now?

Amanda Volpe



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