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The details on how to register for the spokescouncil April 11-13 are now posted on their own page. Click on “Spokescouncil” in the frame to the left on this page.
Members of Valley Watch were able to go out on Wednesday, March 12 and tape some of the damage that was done to trees in the yards of homes taken by the State. You can view their footage here or on their website.
Trees on homes lining State Highway 68 (approx. 1.77 miles north of Interstate 64) were mostly all cleared today, and demolitions could possibly start within the next week. INDOT claims that homes won’t be “torn down” until at least April, but based on their past lies and obfuscations, who knows if that’s true or not. Below is a quote from the Evansville FOX 7 media report that may be interesting to folks:
After decades of waiting, crews are finally breaking ground on the Interstate 69 extension. Some of the first bulldozers began knocking down trees Tuesday afternoon, making room for the interstate. According to an INDOT spokesperson, homes won’t be torn down until at least April. The project will demolish more than 400 Hoosier homes. Although work has begun, some of those residents losing their homes are still fighting back. INDOT’s spokesperson says environmental studies have been conducted for more than a decade, making this the most studied corridor in state history.
The following link is to the complete video of the story:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZ99VttE8s
The clearing is being completed by Gohmann A&C of Clarksville, IN. More info on this company is available in the Those Responsible section.
Information on the bids are available here (third contract down):
http://www.in.gov/dot/div/contracts/letting/feb6/OFFICIAL020608.txt
STAY TUNED: More information will be posted as it becomes available!
We’re glad you are interested in learning more about stopping the extension of Interstate 69 through southwestern Indiana, a highway that is opposed by 75-94% of Indiana citizens yet is being undemocratically built in the summer of 2008.
In Indiana alone, I-69 will destroy thousands of acres of farmland, wetlands, and forest. It will displace 400 families, leave twice as many with an interstate in their yards, and divide many communities in half. According to economists at the University of Illinois, rural jobs created by the interstate will cost $1.56 million each, as opposed to best practices rural development plans, which cost an average of 1,000 to 5,000 dollars per job.
This road has been fought fiercely by the residents of Southwestern Indiana for almost two decades, and is now being pushed through with the State’s disdain of democratic processes and independent journalism. Now, they’ve bought the first two miles north of Interstate 64 and plan on constructing two miles of I-69 in the spring of 2008. But we will never let them build this road.
Roadblock Earth First! has worked with a broad coalition of grassroots groups to stop the construction of Interstate 69. Please email us at roadblockef @ yahoo.com if you are interested in getting involved or supporting our efforts.
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