August 30, 2016

FRA Public Meeting TOMORROW in Old Lyme

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FRA Public Meeting TOMORROW in Old Lyme

on Proposed Rail Route;

Submit Questions, Comments in Advance or at Meeting

TOMORROW, August 31, 2016

4:30 pm Old Lyme

Lyme-Old Lyme High School auditorium

69 Lyme Street

After many months of trying to get the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to come to Old Lyme to discuss the controversial Old Saybrook to Kenyon, RI bypass proposal (I am opposed to this plan), they will finally be coming. They will give a short presentation on the proposal, discuss concerns, and answer questions. Rebecca Reyes-Alicea, the project manager for NEC Future (the study that includes the bypass), will be part of the FRA delegation.

I will be joined by Senator Richard Blumenthal, State Senator Paul Formica, DOT Commissioner James Redeker, and local First Selectmen and Selectmen at this meeting with FRA. Congressman Joe Courtney is able to attend until 5 p.m.

The meeting will be open to the public in an effort to allow residents and businesses to hear the discussion. I strongly encourage you to attend because this may be our only opportunity to address the FRA in person before the administration selects a rail plan for the future.

The Town of Old Lyme is hosting the meeting and requests that comments and questions be submitted to selectmansoffice@oldlyme-ct.gov prior to the meeting so that they may be addressed at the roundtable discussion. It will also be possible to submit questions at the meeting for discussion by the participants.

For additional information please see the following links:

NEC Future website: http://www.necfuture.com/

SECoast website: http://secoast.org/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/secoast.at.Old.Lyme

SECoast has been leading the fight to protect Southeastern Connecticut from any destructive plans.

Two informative articles from the CT Mirror:

http://ctmirror.org/2016/07/28/amtrak-favors-one-rail-overhaul-plan-old-lyme-pans-another/

http://ctmirror.org/2016/08/12/opponents-organizing-to-derail-new-route-for-high-speed-trains/

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me anytime at devin.carney@housegop.ct.gov or (800) 842-1423.

Sincerely,

State Representative Devin Carney

23rd General Assembly District