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interest in the AAF project. This is certainly not the biggest reason we should be interested in AAF running through our county, but it IS a factor. 15. Slow Local Traffic down! This was mentioned by the All Aboard Florida Vero Beach High Speed Rail Commission already, but it is one I hadn't thought of and it's a good one. Slowing down Vero Beach traffic through the downtown area is something that has been of interest in Vero Beach for quite a while! 16. Travel to Casino's. This isn't "my thing" but others have mentioned it in print that they would like to be able to take the AAF train to local Casino's (Within range of AAF). 17. Alternate travel possibilities (Shifting paradigms): Young people are not interested in driving as much anymore. I have talked with a former Georgia Tech PHD whose specialty is Transportation Engineering, (He is now with the Department of Energy's Argon Labs of Chicago). Much has been made in the media about car sales to young people. He confirmed to me that, young people are not as interested in owning cars anymore. He said, "The big automobile companies are having a VERY difficult time trying to market (automobiles) to the younger generation." I have talked with other young people in Vero Beach who feel this way as well. They don't particularly want to own a car. They too express an interest in using trains versus automobiles to reach other destinations. The younger generations seem to be quite interested in the prospect of high speed rail in Florida and the Treasure Coast. Some have argued their position to the Indian River County Commission and to the Vero Beach Press Journal newspaper. 18. Commuting to work in another city: Another possibility is that with the advent of more AAF stops, it might be possible for users of AAF to live in one city and commute to the next. Where I live we have a neighbor who is a Doctor from Miami. He comes up for weekends for instance. Why couldn't Vero Beach or Indian River County citizens commute to work in another area? Also, why couldn't those, like the doctor mentioned, move to Vero and commute? That would certainly INCREASE property values in our county. These 18 ideas are of course fairly unique to Vero Beach or the Treasure Coast situation. I have not addressed State or National benefits which should also be of concern here if we are to be good citizens and bear all this in mind while discussing the pro's and con's of the AAF project. What are the chances of having a stop her in Vero Beach (or elsewhere on the treasure Coast)? In my opinion, the chances of AAF stopping in Vero Beach are very good, if.... A. We try to get the local (Indian River County) politicians (especially one or two of the very negatively biased Indian River County Commissioners), business leaders and misinformed citizens to quit the uninformed attacks on something that doesn't even run yet. Stopping the attacks seems unlikely but the politicians are the key and way too many are chasing the visible votes of the naysayers or their own personal agendas. Also, there is a problem with the local press which continues to publish columns and letters to the editor covering the same misinformed and negative old ground. The opposition to AAF is well funded and well organized and their spread of misinformation and untruth's has made this a one sided negative show for the residents of the Treasure Coast. Most of the untruths and outrageous claims seem to be coming from counties further south of Indian River County. The biggest hurdle for supporters of the AAF in Indian River County is the lack of an organization of concerned citizens who view AAF favorably. They are here; they are just not organized (or financed)! On the other hand, we also have an Indian River County Commissioner (and supported by a second council member) who is voicing his own personal negative views about AAF and all other forms of passenger rail travel, spending large ►t. y.A•3 .