BULLDOZING WETLANDS, HISTORICAL SITES, HOMES, AND COMMUNITIES IS UNCONSCIONABLE
Why is this important?
Turning a blind eye to the planned Federal destruction of wetlands, historic sites, homes, and communities in spite of the fact that there have been no environmental impact studies or public input is not acceptable.
The case in point is the Branford to Guilford Quad track expansion proposed by the Federal Railroad Administration. The FRA’s Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) has no environmental studies specific to the new track planned between Branford and Guilford. Equally outrageous is the fact that the FRA failed to inform the “at risk” communities of their intentions.
In addition, there is no benefit to the people of New Haven, Branford, or Guilford (or anyone else in Connecticut for that matter). In the entire thousand plus page report, only twenty-nine words were devoted to this 150 to 300 foot wide eight mile long easement. None of those words referenced an environmental study specific to the new track proposed. Furthermore, the exact location of the new track was not provided. This is just another example of a government “Bridge to Nowhere.”
This portion needs to be removed from the FRA’s plans.
