Comment EI-22627
Received or sent (printed as 5/10/2016)
I am opposed to the Great Lakes Basin Railway due to air quality and noise pollution. I run a small business in Lowell Indiana that provides hotel accommodations for pets. I purposely purchased my property 20 years ago looking for a quiet relaxing setting for animals to be housed while their owners travel. The randomness and volume of train whistles and vibrations can be depilating for pets, especially those rescue animals. Due to the volume of trains expected, the amount of crossings and non-signal rural roads the volume of whistles has increased. Constant noise and vibration can put our boarders on edge, which causes many safety concerns for my staff and animals. The pollution caused by running many trains will effect air quality and also ground water drainage which is where we get our only viable water source. We get very high winds in this area which is why we have a wind farm very close. Contamination due to any type of railroad spill will quickly pass through the lower county. In closing this rail line is not putting our best foot forward to continue on the path to change our countries dependence on fossil fuels. We must all work together and move forward to put less impact on our food, air and ground. Keeping our environment safe, clean and healthy for generations of animals and people to thrive. Thank you.
Submitted by: Barbara Goetz · Lowell, Indiana
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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