Comment EI-21866
Received or sent (printed as 3/31/2016)
From: Laura Shurr Blaney <laurashurrblaney@gmail.com> To: David.Navecky@stb.dot.gov" <David.Navecky@stb.dot.gov> Cc: Laura Blaney <theblaneys@csinet.net> Date: 03/31/2016 01:58 PM Subject: Re: Rail Meetings Mr. Navecky, Thank you for your response. I understand budget constraints, but I really do feel this is an undue burden on my constituents. If there's anything I can do that would help enable you to have a meeting in Porter County, I am willing. We would waive the fee for using the Porter County Expo Center if the STB were willing to hold a meeting there. It is within a few miles of the proposed route. Thank you for your consideration, Laura Laura Shurr Blaney Porter County Commissioner South District 219-405-4029 > On Mar 31, 2016, at 10:42 AM, David.Navecky@stb.dot.gov wrote: > Dear Commissioner Blaney - > Thank you for your inquiry regarding the scoping meeting schedule for Great > Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc's (GLBT) proposed rail line. I assure you > that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) wants to hear from the > residents of Porter County. Their concerns and issues are important to the > STB and will assist us in developing the final scope of study for the > environmental impact statement. However, considering the STB's limited > travel budget and that the project area for the proposed rail line > encompasses 278 miles in three states, we were unable to locate scoping > meetings in each potentially affected community or each of the 11 counties > through which the proposed rail line could be located. The scoping meeting > locations were identified to ensure that the majority of individuals with > homes, farms, and businesses along GLBT's proposed rail line route would > need to travel no more than approximately 30 minutes to their closest > meeting location. > Regarding your constituents, Porter County residents have three meeting > locations from which to choose: April 12, 2016, Lowell VFW Large Hall, > Lowell, IN (note this is a venue change from the Lowell Town Hall); April > 13, 2016, American Legion Banquet Hall, Wanatah, IN; and April 14, 2016, > Civic Auditorium Banquet Room, La Porte, IN (all meetings will run from > 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m). Considering these locations, it appears that > Porter County residents living in proximity to GLBT's proposed rail line > route could reach these meeting locations in approximately 5 to 30 minutes. > Additionally, for those persons unable to attend any of the public scoping > meetings in person, the STB is also hosting an online public scoping > meeting on Wednesday, April 27, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (Central > Time) . To register to attend this online public scoping meeting, please > refer your constituents to the following web page on the STB-sponsored > project website: > http://www.greatlakesbasinraileis.com/online_meet.html > Regards, > Dave > Dave Navecky > Office of Environmental Analysis > Surface Transportation Board > 395 E Street SW > Washington, DC 20423 > 202-245-0294 > www.stb.dot.gov > From: Laura Blaney <theblaneys@csinet.net> > To: "david.navecky@stb.dot.gov" <david.navecky@stb.dot.gov> > Date: 03/28/2016 11:57 PM > Subject: Rail Meetings > To whom it may concern, > I am extremely disappointed that there are no public scoping meetings > concerning the proposed Great Lakes Basin Rail project in Porter County, > IN. A rail with 110 trains per day that cuts all the way across our county > will have a huge and significant impact on our roads, our drainage, our > farm industry, our emergency and safety services and the quality of life of > our residents. It is grossly unfair that our residents have to travel out > of county to make their voices heard. I hope you will reconsider and add a > meeting in Porter County. Thank you. > Laura Blaney > Laura Shurr Blaney > Porter County Commissioner > South District > 219-405-4029"
Submitted by: Larua Shurr Blaney · Porter County Board of Commissioners
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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