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June 16, 2006
WNC regional planning commission opposes “devastating”
new interstate
March 22, 2006
Stop I-3 Coalition to hold public information
meeting in Clarkesville
February 22, 2006
More county commissions vote to oppose
I-3 corridor
February 6, 2006
Macon County commissioners vote to oppose interstate
corridor
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For immediate release. June 16, 2006
The regional planning commission representing
seven counties and 16 cities in western North
Carolina has come out against federal proposals
to punch a new interstate highway through its
mountainous, home area.
“Construction of an interstate highway
through the rugged terrain of southwestern North
Carolina would have a devastating environmental,
economic, cultural and aesthetic impact on these
mountains, including the Nantahala National Forest
and Great Smoky Mountains National Park,” according
to the resolution issued by the Southwestern
Commission earlier this week.
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March 22, 2006
Stop I-3 Coalition to
hold public information meeting in Clarkesville
The Stop I-3 Coalition is holding a public information
meeting at the Clarkesville library, 7 p.m., Wednesday,
March 29, 2006, to update area residents about the
organization’s efforts. Read
more...
February 22, 2006
More county commissions
vote to oppose I-3 corridor
Two additional sets of local elected officials, the
county boards of commissioners in Cherokee County,
N.C., and Lumpkin County, Ga., have voted to oppose
construction of the Interstate 3 corridor in Southern
Appalachia.
The Lumpkin resolution, adopted unanimously Feb. 16,
opposes the “proposed interstate regional highway
so long as any portion of the highway passes through
north Georgia.”
The Cherokee commissioners unanimously passed a motion
on Monday, Feb. 20 opposing Interstate 3 and will instruct
the county attorney to draft a formal resolution. Read
more...
February 6, 2006
Macon County commissioners
vote to oppose interstate corridor
FRANKLIN, N.C.— The Macon County (N.C.) board
of commissioners voted unanimously tonight to oppose
construction of the Interstate 3 corridor in its backyard.
The board’s resolution noted construction of
such an interstate “through the rugged terrain
of Western North Carolina would have a devastating
environmental, economic, cultural and aesthetic impact
on these mountains…” Read
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