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August 3, 2007
Opportunity knocks: let's kill I-3 once and for
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For
immediate release, August 3, 2007
Opportunity knocks: let's kill I-3 once and for all!
The Stop I-3 Coalition today called on all residents
of north Georgia and the Georgia Piedmont to redouble
efforts to kill a proposed Interstate 3 that is neither
needed nor wanted.
“The time is now to contact our two U.S. Senators
and newly elected Rep. Paul Broun to let them know
how we feel about this,” said Lucy Bartlett,
the coalition’s chair. “Dr. Broun’s
election – with his clear stands against I-3 – make
it plain that Sens. Chambliss and Isakson should get
off the fence on this issue."
Broun won a close election to replace the late Rep.
Charlie Norwood, who was a key proponent of the proposed
interstate legislation. He also has promised to sponsor
legislation to rescind financing of the federal study
of I-3, a rare window of opportunity to stop the road
now.
For further details, click here.
To contact one’s Congressmen, see www.congress.org
All three Georgia congressmen should be asked specifically
to sponsor legislation to rescind the study money for
I-3, The Third Infantry Division Highway, contained
in SAFETEA-LU, the Transportation Act of 2005, Sections
1702 (2737, 3358, 3956) and 1927. “Not only is
Broun strongly opposed to this interstate, but also
a clear majority of Georgia residents view this unnecessary
highway as fiscally irresponsible, and environmentally
disastrous," Bartlett concluded.
People opposed to the ruinous interstate from South
Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee should contact
their own representatives to ask for their help in
rescinding the study of the road that would significantly
impact their tax base and environment.
Bartlett also noted that it is more timely to fax
a letter or e-mail a letter to the federal elected
officials than to use the regular mail system.
Contacts:
Lucy Bartlett, Chair
706.782.7262
Holly Demuth, Executive Director
706.508.3711
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