Mar 4, 2009
Stop Winter Haven Rail Yard
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It is not too late to stop the proposed CSX rail yard in Winter Haven. None of the construction has started. This bad idea was first proposed quietly three years ago while Jeb Bush was governor. He favored the proposal.AC = -->
This rail yard will cause pollution in Winter Haven to adjacent residential areas.
The rail yard will bring endless freight trains through downtown Lakeland, which recently spent millions of dollars renovating the downtown, including the area next to the Amtrak station.
We should not give up. We can contact our county commissioners and other elected officials and tell them that we do not want the city of Lakelanddestroyed by endless freight trains, long freight trains, going through Lakeland.
DANIEL BARKER
Lakeland