For immediate
release, January 3, 2008
Stop I-3 Coalition reaffirms position
The Stop I-3 Coalition today reaffirmed its
firm opposition to a new interstate highway from
Savannah, Georgia, to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, “or
any similar highway.”
The coalition’s
board reaffirmed its stand in reaction to news
reports that Rep. Paul Broun was considering
a technical correction to legislative language,
suggesting that one possible route for the controversial
highway might go through Greenville or Clinton,
S.C., on its way from Augusta, Georgia, to its
endpoint.
“With or without the technical
correction, we are opposed to this interstate,
which we believe is unneeded and unnecessary,” said Holly Demuth, the
coalition’s executive director.
Broun, who won a close election to replace
the late Rep. Charlie Norwood, previously had
promised to sponsor legislation that would defund
the federal study of I-3.
“A clear majority of north Georgia residents view this unnecessary highway
as fiscally irresponsible, and environmentally disastrous," concluded
Lucy Bartlett, the coalition’s president.
Contacts:
Lucy Bartlett, Chair
hlbartlett@windstream.net, 706.782.7262
Holly Demuth, Executive Director
holly@stopi-3.org, 706.508.3711
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