"In the beginning, all we heard was a major highway would be built; we've found out that this is not quite true."
December 4 meeting in Brenham will discuss Trans Texas Corridor
11/15/06
Navasota Examiner
Copyright 2006
When we first started hearing about plans for the Trans Texas Corridor, no one in our area seemed to know or care much about it. Now, this project seems to be all people are talking about.
In the beginning, all we heard was a major highway would be built; we've found out that this is not quite true. It will be a toll road system with pipe lines and a rail system, and if you live in the north end of the county, it will not be "somewhere" else, it will either be at your front fence or back fence.
"They say" it won't be in our lifetime; however, last week in the Brenham Banner Press, there was an announcement from TxDOT stating that there would be a public meeting on Dec. 4 in Brenham to discuss "US 290 Corridor improvements."
The TTC is not going through Washington County, but will cross US 290. They are already letting residents there know what changes will be in store for their area.
If this isn't going to be in our lifetime, why are they already doing this? Why aren't they passing out proposed highway changes for Grimes County?
This should be a matter of public record and available to all residents that it is going to displace. There will be more than one TxDot offical at this meeting and it states that they will answer questions.
The main man that will be there is Robert A. Apppleton, P. E. Bryan Director of Transportation, Planning and Development. He can be mailed comments at 1300 N. Texas Ave, Bryan, Tx. 77803 or e-mail him at cbohne@dot.state.tx.us.
One lady I know when asked what she thought of the whole thing and the fact that if they wanted your land, they can take it, said, "Looks to me like the thing they should do is to run it down the main street in Navasota. It would be a lot easier to move a lawyer or a doctor's office than a couple hundred head of cattle."
http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/articles/2006/11/15/news/lifestyles/lifestyles06.txt
11/15/06
Navasota Examiner
Copyright 2006
When we first started hearing about plans for the Trans Texas Corridor, no one in our area seemed to know or care much about it. Now, this project seems to be all people are talking about.
In the beginning, all we heard was a major highway would be built; we've found out that this is not quite true. It will be a toll road system with pipe lines and a rail system, and if you live in the north end of the county, it will not be "somewhere" else, it will either be at your front fence or back fence.
"They say" it won't be in our lifetime; however, last week in the Brenham Banner Press, there was an announcement from TxDOT stating that there would be a public meeting on Dec. 4 in Brenham to discuss "US 290 Corridor improvements."
The TTC is not going through Washington County, but will cross US 290. They are already letting residents there know what changes will be in store for their area.
If this isn't going to be in our lifetime, why are they already doing this? Why aren't they passing out proposed highway changes for Grimes County?
This should be a matter of public record and available to all residents that it is going to displace. There will be more than one TxDot offical at this meeting and it states that they will answer questions.
The main man that will be there is Robert A. Apppleton, P. E. Bryan Director of Transportation, Planning and Development. He can be mailed comments at 1300 N. Texas Ave, Bryan, Tx. 77803 or e-mail him at cbohne@dot.state.tx.us.
One lady I know when asked what she thought of the whole thing and the fact that if they wanted your land, they can take it, said, "Looks to me like the thing they should do is to run it down the main street in Navasota. It would be a lot easier to move a lawyer or a doctor's office than a couple hundred head of cattle."
http://www.navasotaexaminer.com/articles/2006/11/15/news/lifestyles/lifestyles06.txt
posted by Porkus Maximus Tex: at Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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