Comment EI-18134
Received or sent (printed as 4/29/2010)
The use of the area around our cabins will be destroyed if they put the railroad inside this recreational area. From the environmental way of looking at it, I would like to make the following coments. 1- The railroad bed will create a dam" that is 35 miles long. This will keep the surface and ground water from flowing as it is now. We will have more wet lands with big puddles of water. The Willow route is mostly predominately morine soil were the Houston routes are predominately bog and out wash. The Bourgh informed the Alaska Fish and Game that they would have to build bridges over any wet lands that were identified as "bog" or 'out wash." The Willow Route is along a glacial moraine that is above the water table and has less chance of impact on the lakes, rivers or wells. 2- There are more cultural and historic sites along the Huston route. 3- The displacement of wildlife is about the same for the Willow and the Huston route. However the Loons in Crooked lake will be effected by the noise and most likely not mate or lay their eggs. 4- The railroad would directly affect private property within several miles of the route with noise and vibration, restricting recreational use of trails, additional safety issure and visual impact; not to mention the potential of spills in a populated area. Property value will be reduced, quality of life will decrease, and the quiet enjoyment of our land will be effected. So why put the railroad were it effects the most people? Very few people would be effected by the Willow route."
Submitted by: Julie Peterson
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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