Comment EI-32312
Received or sent (printed as 9/26/2022)
Among the several weak justifications for these proposed acquisitions, there is one I want to discuss, the justification for Noise and Vibration. Other than brushing off the concern for structural damage resulting from noise and vibration from passing trains (potential impact on property rights), the fact that people may feel vibrations from passing trains (and more frequently) has been downgraded to an “annoyance.” If people can feel vibrations from passing trains and if the frequency of these vibrations is to rise from the proposed acquisition this is more than an annoyance, it rises to the level of a nuisance. Board members, if you and/or your family lived near these railways, would you downgrade a consistent vibrating sensation (which some would compare to feeling a minor earthquake) as being a mere annoyance? I think not.
Submitted by: Ben Daley · Not Provided, MO
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