To: Shelburne Selectboard
Vermont Railway Project: Time For Action
NO AMOUNT OF MITIGATION WILL MAKE THE PROPOSED SITE NEXT TO THE LaPLATTE RIVER APPROPRIATE.
We the undersigned residents of Shelburne hereby request that the Select Board use ANY and ALL means possible to relocate this project.
We the undersigned residents of Shelburne hereby request that the Select Board use ANY and ALL means possible to relocate this project.
Why is this important?
Vermont Rail System cleared 19 acres of forest to make way for a planned rail spur and storage facility without seeking state and local approval. The proposed road salt storage facility site is a stone’s throw from the LaPlatte River and is largely surrounded by Nature Conservancy land, which the environmental organization says is home to a number of threatened plant and animal species as well as crucial floodplain forest.
Residents have vowed to fight the project and help town officials hold the railroad to account.
Residents have vowed to fight the project and help town officials hold the railroad to account.