Great Lakes Basin Railroad Project Meets Opposition
The proposed Great Lakes Basin Railroad will serve as a detour for tanker cars to move around the Chicago metropolitan area. However, farmers and residents in LaSalle and Grundy counties believe that the railroad will lower property values and take farm land out of production.
The proposed Great Lakes Basin rail project has been the center of controversy among farmers and landowners for the past two months.
The $8 billion project would stretch from southern Wisconsin to Indiana cutting through several counties in Illinois including Grundy and LaSalle.
Industry leaders say the rail line would expedite freight movement in the Chicago area; however Ken Dagget, a Grundy County resident who spoke at the Grundy County Board meeting last week, said proposed railroad would be disastrous for the area.
The Federal Surface Transportation Board is the main governmental agency responsible for approving or denying the project.
Grundy County Farm Bureau Manager Tasha Bunting said farmers and landowners are encouraged to attend a public meeting that will take place on April 21st from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Seneca High School auditorium.
The Surface Transportation Board’s main goal is focusing on completing the environment review process, before other steps begin.
Above is from: http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/great-lakes-basin-railroad-project-meets-opposition/article_180363a4-03ce-11e6-b80e-27fd7a7ba573.html
The $8 billion project would stretch from southern Wisconsin to Indiana cutting through several counties in Illinois including Grundy and LaSalle.
Industry leaders say the rail line would expedite freight movement in the Chicago area; however Ken Dagget, a Grundy County resident who spoke at the Grundy County Board meeting last week, said proposed railroad would be disastrous for the area.
Grundy County Farm Bureau Manager Tasha Bunting said farmers and landowners are encouraged to attend a public meeting that will take place on April 21st from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Seneca High School auditorium.
Above is from: http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/great-lakes-basin-railroad-project-meets-opposition/article_180363a4-03ce-11e6-b80e-27fd7a7ba573.html
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