1 Federal Rail Administration High Speed Rail Public Meeting. 12 Objections.

The Federal Rail Administration public meeting in Madison, County TX resulted in the following lists of objections:

• The route uproots 2 cemetaries
• The construction phase will require a 2 mile per side buffer zone 
• unfounded economics
• route opposition
• opposition to land acquisition by s privste company using eminent domain
• the large cost to be borne by taxpayers- eventually
• the project does not serve the public
• electromagnetic emissions
• noise pollution
• reduced land values
• environmental impacts
• County officials are concerned that the project will force counties to raise property taxes

Madisonville Meteor | County vocal in opposition to rail project