Day One of I-73 trip to Washington - a busy one
A very fast paced day for everyone. Former Congressman Bill Brewster spoke to the group first at lunch. He's Chairman of Capitol Hill Consulting, and gave all of the leaders tips for meeting with the House members during the afternoon. Congressman Henry Brown from South Carolina, and Congressman Nick Rahall of West Virginia talked to them about the top priority for the visit. They want folks from each state on the corridor to focus on making sure the lawmakers from their state are on board for I-73/74.Something kind of interesting happened in the hallway outside the meeting room, just when I was finished interviewing Congressman Brown. Rahall walked out, and Brown asked him how he felt about putting together an 1-73/74 Legislative Caucus. That's basically a group of legislators all along the corridor, and they would form an alliance to make sure that the highway gets funding. Well... Rahall told Brown he'd love to do it, and they decided to write a letter to each member of Congress along the corridor with their signatures right away, to get the group up and running. Now, we broke the story tonight about the idea of this "Caucus", and the leaders here are pretty charged up about it.
It's good timing, since transortation staffers will start writing the Reauthorization Bill of 2009 in just a couple of weeks. That's it for tonight! Time for shut eye.
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on 09/25 at 09:08 PM
With the current plans for I-73 through Dillon County, I can not support this interstate. To me, this road is a road for the beach, not for people elsewhere.
First, by putting the interstate right next to Latta, it will hurt an excellent quiet town. The residents will be able to hear the traffic that will be on this road during the day and at night. One of Latta’s greatest assets is the quietness and tranquility of the town.
Second, Dillon County has an industrial park that would benefit greatly from the interstate coming next to it. If Dillon County’s economy meant anything to the planners of this road, it would be placed where the interstate would have the greatest benefit to the town.