Comment EI-22148
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To: david.navecky@stb.dot.gov From: Julie Newhouse <newfarm@t6b.com> Date: 04/12/2016 10:42AM Subject: info on winnebago-boone routes for GLB? Dear Mr. Navecky, We spoke briefly last evening in Manteno. I also spoke to Ms. Johnson-Ball. She mentioned the story of how and when the project got transferred to Boone County. Saying it was November 2015 that an on-site investigation by the STB believed that the Winnebago route would be too costly to mitigate and told Mr. Patton he should determine an alternative route. Ms. Johnson-Ball could not recall the date if it was late January or early February when Mr. Patton returned with the Boone County route. But the timing of that date and then how and when that was made public is the information I am looking for. She said the documentation for that decision could be found on the internet site- and I am unable to locate it. I am particularly interested in the timing- Some people in our county seem to be distracted by the issue of who knew what and when and are failing to focus on the task you have given us. I am hoping they can buckle down and grant you the information that would be helpful in your quest to draft a quality environmental impact statement. I do have one question on procedure. In our county if a special use is considered the applicant must contact all those properties involved and the neighboring property. If the STB had required GLB to do that we would not have some of the anger that exists because people were not informed. No one- not the county board nor landowners wants to read something in the newspaper or hear it on the TV that their rights may be taken away. It is impossible to submit environmental concerns or questions if the landowner- who may live in another state or residing in assisted living, etc, is not made aware their property is being examined as a potential development. Thank you for your time. You were very professional last night and I was thankful to travel the two hours to greater understand the process and what is helpful. Julie Newhouse Capron, IL
Submitted by: Julie Newhouse
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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