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11th District Candidates: ALL opposed I-3, definitely above I-85!Summer, 2007, North Georgia Mountains
Magazine Note: STOP I-3 was unable to endorse a candidate or publish candidate positions on I-3 because of our 501(c)3 status and our focus on this one issue. Now that Dr. Broun has been certified as winner of the 10th District race with no recount, we are free to publish quotes from any official. Contact your Senators and Representatives, let them know your opposition and the overwhelming opposition to I-3 in this recent race. Please send us their quotes along with info about when and where the comment was made. Help stop the I-3 study NOW! |
August 2007, TIGHT LINES,
Newsletter of the Rabun Chapter (522) of Trout
Unlimited, page 8, col. 1. L. GA – New 10th Dist Congressman, Dr Paul Broun, is a Life member of TU and enjoys the Chattooga backcountry solitude. (7/18/2007) Dr. Paul Broun Jr. won a narrow upset over Jim Whitehead, 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent. Broun will replace the late Charlie Norwood as 10th District congressman. Before the election, Broun was asked his position on 2 important Rabun County issues. Subject: I-3: Paul Broun replied Friday,
June 29, 2007 Subject: Management of the National
Wild and Scenic (WSR) Chattooga River.
Paul Broun replied Tuesday, July 03, 2007 “I am a trout fisherman. One of my favorite places to fly fish is to hike into the remote areas of the Chattooga River. I like wild fish and solitude. I fish in any stream where I can find such. I have had the experience in other places of dodging boats and rafts. I have even had some to just about run over me. There is plenty of water so that activities can be separated. I have been a life member of Trout Unlimited since the late 60's or early 70's. I'm in multiple other conservation organizations, a life member in most. I hope this answers your questions. Paul Broun” |
7/24/07, The
Northeast Georgian |
10/16/07, Cherokee Scout
Survey:
84 percent support Corridor K
“I’m just here to listen to the economic possibilities this could
open up in western North Carolina,” said state Sen. John Snow (D-Murphy). “I’m
in favor of the Corridor K project, and I’m interested in seeing it move
forward.” Read
more...
9/14/07, USA Today
$8B
in pork clogs U.S. infrastructure plans
"WASHINGTON — Six weeks after a fatal Minneapolis bridge collapse
prompted criticism of federal spending priorities, the Senate approved a transportation
and housing bill Wednesday containing at least $2 billion for pet projects
that include a North Dakota peace garden, a Montana baseball stadium and a
Las Vegas history museum. That's not the half of it." Read
more...
(Also see: 9/7/07, REVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, Department of Transportation Report Number AV-2007-066)
6/5/07, Anderson Independent Mail
Activists
urge local environmentalists to join the fight against Interstate 3
South Carolina is not a bystander in the battle to stop a proposed super
interstate, environmental activists say, and the time to join the fight is
now. “It’s
important to speak up so South Carolina officials don’t get blindsided,” said
Holly Demuth, executive director of the Stop I-3 Coalition. Read
more...
(Also be sure to read the comments box below the article.)
6/1/07, Anderson Independent Mail
Sierra
Club concerned about potential Interstate 3
The initial study into Interstate 3 has not started yet and the proposed
highway already has a coalition devoted to its demise. Interstate 3,
or 3rd Infantry Division Highway, is a proposed route that would connect
Savannah, Ga., and Knoxville, Tenn. The highway was proposed by former
Georgia Rep. Max Burns in July 2004 as a way to link military installations
throughout the Southeast along with the port of Savannah. Read
more...
2/1/07, White County News
Evans delivers bridge $$
"State DOT board chairman Mike Evans delivered more than words when he spoke to the White County Chamber of Commerce's annual Eggs and Issues breakfast on Tuesday morning.
"He also gave Helen officials a $200,000 check to build a new pedestrian bridge over the Chattahoochee River in the heart of the Alpine city.
“'Thank you for the walking bridge, and I'm sure glad your mommy and daddy live in Helen,' city commissioner Helen Wilkins told Evans, garnering chuckles from a packed meeting room of more than 80 attendees at West Family Restaurant.
"The pedestrian bridge is apparently one of the few road projects in the fast lane for White County. Evans, a Cumming developer and former state legislator, noted that more than 500 DOT projects had been postponed because of the DOT's $7 billion shortfall. The financial problems have pushed back the long-awaited Cleveland bypass, which now has a 2014 completion date rather than 2010. The DOT started meeting with property owners last week to discuss buying right of way for the $32 million project....
"Asked about the proposed Interstate 3, Evans was non-committal, only noting the route and saying the interstate system is about finished."
For rest of the article concerning roads in White and Lumpkin County and bridge in Helen, see the White County News article and check DOT website at www.whatsthebigidea.us.
1/11/07, White County News
DOT shortfall delays White projects
The Cleveland bypass isn't the only White
County project being put off by a shortfall in DOT funding. The budget crunch
has pushed about $81 million in long-range White County road projects back
to at least 2013, DOT officials announced at a regional meeting in Toccoa
on Friday. Read more...