 merrie says: It was during this meeting that the environmental study director informed them the Final DEIS (Draft Environmental Impact Statement) would be submitted to the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) by January, 2008. The next step would be condemnation of the 146 acres per mile to build the super highway. The newly formed Eastern Central Texas Sub-Regional Planning Commission (ECTSRPC) went to work laying out in government-to-government meetings the flaws in TXDOT’s study and violations of law being committed by the agency. The coordination strategy utilized by these courageous Texans, developed by Fred Kelly Grant, president of American Stewards, stopped the I-35 Trans-Texas Corridor. How big is this coordination victory for local government? Here is what we were up against: * The Trans-Texas Corridor was a keystone project for Governor Perry; * It was fully supported by President George W. Bush; * It had the funding of the Spanish Corporation, Cintra-Zachry; * The people of Texas tried to repeal the TTC project during three legislative sessions, but were thwarted each time by the governor and road lobby; * The State of Texas spent $16 million on environmental and planning documents; * $3.5 million were made in political contributions to candidates from TTC Contractors; * $6.1 million was spent by TTC Contractors for paid lobbyist to get the project through. We’ve won the battle on the I-35 Corridor by using the coordination strategy because of the generous support and commitment of the members of American Stewards of Liberty. If you are not a member of American Stewards, we invite you to join us. Click [url=https://www.steward... |
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