An economic development and private property rights tie?

During discussion of a Navarro County, TX resolution designed to protect private property rights, the Economic Development director asked this question:

  • whether an economic impact study on the communities to be affected by the railway?

The response: No, such an economic impact study had not been undertaken. 

A clarification: An economic impact study, which was released in October 2015, that showed every county touched by the project — rural and urban could receive significant, long-term tax revenue benefits from the project.

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