[at-l] Road in Smokies---

[lwbooher@halifax.com (Leslie Booher)]

>From the map, it's not going right along the north shore, though.  It's
going way up into the park.  This can't help the area in getting their goods
to market.  The article did say that the gov. has offered to pay them to not
build the road, but the area residents don't want that.  Leslie (anklebear)

-----Original Message-----
From: t. <tjfort@netdoor.com>
To: Leslie Booher <lwbooher@halifax.com>
Cc: List AT <at-l@backcountry.net>
Date: Saturday, March 03, 2001 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Road in Smokies---


>I heard of this over Christmas, from a local.  When the park was built
>they promised to replace the section of hwy that was flooded by fontana
>lake.  well, they never did.  they got as far as the road to nowhere
>tunnel.  What I heard was they were talking about extending that  road
>to cross over the dam; along side the north shore.  I also heard the the
>NPS is fighting this.  They don't want it.  but, what do you do?  You
>can't give your tax money back.  WHy can't they just use the money to
>improve the wilderness!!!
>
>  I also heard TN is trying VERY hard to 5 lane the road from gatlinburg
>to cosby. this is a definite possibility.   If we are all not careful,
>the Gov't is going ruin the Smokies for the sake of tourism!!!!
>
>
>t.
>
>
>Leslie Booher wrote:
>>
>> A new issue of National Parks (Nat. Parks Conservation Assn.) came today.
>> On p. 16-17, there's an article about a proposed 21 mile road from
Fontana
>> Village north through the southern part of the park back out to Bryson
City.
>> Jesse Helms got $16 million appropriated for this year to get the
planning
>> underway.  It's a disturbing article, worth reading.  I don't know if
>> there's anything about it on www.npca.org or not.  Wildbill?
>> goinggoinggone?  According to the NPS, this road would cut through "the
>> largest roadless area in the Eastern United States."  This sounds like
>> something that we can send some letters on.  Leslie (anklebear)
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