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Dear Editor,

Allison Bond’s letter to the editor in the March 3 The Times shows she interpreted Mayor Gobel’s comment differently than me. I was at the same council meeting when he made the comment. My interpretation is that his comment was made in regard to a single topic—lack of suggestions as to uses for the fairgrounds/race track facility.

Many people opposed the car race idea for various reasons. Mayor Gobel mentioned some of those folks made comments to the effect there are plenty of other ways to use the facility. Mayor Gobel’s comment only referenced the lack of alternative uses actual...