Intermodal facility being explored |
Intermodal facility being explored |
Aug 20 2007, 01:01 PM
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http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;TM=54065.42
QUOTE Co. Committee To Look At Intermodal Officials to start advisory task force to ensure ‘transparent’ process in development. Laurie Wink The News-Dispatch LA PORTE - An advisory task force is being created to help county officials evaluate prospective developers and sites for an intermodal freight terminal in La Porte County. County Commission President Barbara Huston said in a press release Friday the commissioners are developing an "orderly and fair process" that would involve public input. The task force will have 15 to 20 members. The convergence of rail lines, coupled with closeness to major interstate highways, has positioned La Porte County as a prime location for a facility that could create jobs and boost economic development. It would serve as a place where cargo is transferred between trucks and trains. Two railroad companies are said to be eying locations here, but are saying little publicly about their plans. Some property owners have said they have been approached by a real estate company that has been buying options on farmland in southern La Porte County. "We will put a very public, transparent process in place to evaluate developers and sites before we ever give approvals to anyone," Huston said. Huston said the county has received multiple inquiries from real estate firms, venture capital groups, railroads and real estate investment trusts interested in prospective county locations. She said county attorney Shaw Friedman and county economic development coordinator Matt Reardon will coordinate contacts and issue a request of interest to identify serious proposals. Her own preference is to use the Kingsbury Industrial Park as the site of the intermodal facility, but she and the other commissioners are open to all possibilities, she said. |
Oct 15 2007, 09:34 AM
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Spends WAY too much time at CBTL Group: Admin Posts: 16,425 Joined: 8-December 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 2 |
http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;TM=41965.66
QUOTE Intermodal Is More Important Than Any Backyard Observing the mindset of La Porte County and its vision for the future, it seems to stand out like a sore thumb that the nay sayers have obscured the view of how our great system works. Everyone wants good jobs, so they say, but when they are proposed NIMBY (not in my back yard) comes back. No jobs will eventually mean no city or town. People want to talk about the environment but would rather drive to Chicago. Let's say 1,000 people don't want the intermodal. So what? There is a need for 60,000. It's about the majority of mankind and trying to make it better for the next generation because our time is pretty much over if you're a baby boomer. It's also truly amazing the unions are not supporting this project much louder than they are. Drive anywhere other than La Porte County and you will see progress. No wonder La Porte County ranks in the highest percentage of welfare in the state. Everyone complains about the poor. Well, you don't give them any other opportunity because the NIMBY people are very selfish. That intermodal should have the red carpet rolled out. If it's not approved you will have closed the door for the next one or two generations of La Porte County. Roger Willoughby Michigan City |
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