Chesterton Tribune - Indiana / March 5, 2007
Illiana not needed; rebuild the railroad system to move freight with less pollution
Voice of the People
I read with interest Karen Tallian’s article in the Feb. 21 Chesterton Tribune studying the new toll road proposal. As an attorney for the Porter County Plan Commission, where she is involved with the proposed Unified Development/Ordinance, she should also request more study. Last week I went to the Plan Commission to review the new ordinance, but none was available. What is our county trying to hide? Is the new ordinance designed to chase small farmers off their property?
I would like to give members of the legislature my opinion on the new toll road.
You do not need this additional road. The state needs to rebuild the old railroad system, which served every small town in the state. Move the 18-wheelers with their box cars off the public roads and back on the rails.
With the present threat to our atmosphere, the legislature should be aware that a railroad