Our post, North American High Speed Rail wants world's most expensive small package delivery system is mentioned in a letter to the editors of the Rochester Post Bulletin by one of the leaders of Citizens Concerned About Rail Line (CCARL).
Zumbrota resident Barb Stussy writes in High-speed rail proposal needs more public engagement:
In response to the June 24 Post-Bulletin article under the headline "Group pushes ahead with high-speed rail plans," I would direct to a response posted at www.bluestemprairie.com, which calls North American High Speed Rail's plan "the world's most expensive package delivery system" and "a very pricey way to duplicate service that's already provided by UPS ... and other carriers ... to have a reason to confiscate property along the line via eminent domain."
Bill Goins, long-time FedEx employee and chairman of the Minnesota Freight Advisory Commission, is part of the NAHSR Advisory Board. What does he have to gain monetarily by promoting this "shiny thing" package delivery system?
NAHSR's March 30 press release posted on its website regarding its public engagement as part of preliminary study states, "NAHSR will participate in a town hall public engagement session." To date, this session has not occurred. Without public meetings, how can this preliminary study be completed?
I am on the NAHSR database for communications, and nothing has been sent, and no press releases to local public media have published notice.
This is just another example of NAHSR's smoke-and-mirrors rhetoric and no accountability. Is this boondoggle ready for prime time?
Barbara A. Stussy
Zumbrota
For more information about the corporation's lack of public engagement, check out our post, MN high speed rail group failed to deliver on "planned public meetings" before go-ahead. We've post the image of the NAHSRG's press release there.
Photo: No Zombie Zip Rail, CCARL's yard sign campaign against the project that won't die.
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