Next week, the city council will consider a proposal to extend highway 85 by ten miles. A small coalition of real estate developers have hurried this proposal forward, hoping to capitalize on state tax breaks and reassuring the city that their intentions 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 turned into a combined retail/residential area. They say that the extension of highway 85 would give shoppers access to a great 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 had made driving difficult. Extending highway 85 would give shoppers a reason to avoid downtown altogether.
Identify the author's point of view and purpose in the passage above.
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Point of view: Highway 85 should not be extended. Purpose: To persuade readers that Highway 85 should not be extended.
Point of view: The Highway 85 extension would be beneficial to the city. Purpose: To persuade readers of the benefits of the extension.
Point of view: Highway 85 should not be extended. Purpose: To entertain the reader by telling a fictional story.
Point of view: Highway 85 is the most used highway in the country. Purpose: To inform the reader about Highway 85.