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From: Patricia J. Popple <sunnyday5@charter.net>Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 11:14 AM
Subject: FRAC SAND SENTINEL ISSUE # 24 SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 THE RAIL
From: Patricia J. Popple <sunnyday5@charter.net>Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 11:14 AM
Subject: FRAC SAND SENTINEL ISSUE # 24 SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 THE RAIL
Numerous complaints have been heard regarding the rail traffic and
blockages through Chippewa County. The County and the City of Chippewa Falls
have become a hub for heavy industrial rail traffic and there is hardly a person
who has not been abruptly disturbed during the night by shrill whistles and
vibrations as the rail cars carry out millions of tons of frac sand from
throughout the County and Counties to the north on a relatively regular and
frequent basis.
This issue of the Frac Sand Sentinel deals at least partially with some of the issues. Citizens have been told that nothing can be done about rail operations. Phone numbers of federal and state officials have been provided to governmental officials to determine what can be done particularly when there are emergency routes and people are caught waiting for a train to pass to access medical or emergency assistance.
Have any formal systems been set up? Several citizens caught up in "waiting for the train to pass" events in the City have called locally only to be referred to County officials for resolution. And yet there appears to be no resolution!
Chippewa County is not the exception. Other counties are dealing with similar problems. Is this something we just "live with", or can Counties, Towns, or Cities create ordinances or regulations that can be enforced? If anyone reading the Sentinel has the same or similar issues related to the transport of frac sand through your area, please feel free to share them. As more trans load facilities are fully developed and as more mines and processing plants appear, the problems with the heavy industrial methods used to obtain fossil fuels for world use will not be going away soon even though it appears that the old industrial model only serves to create even more issues than ever expected as officials hastily issued permits without much public input.
If you have questions, concerns, remarks or comments, please be certain to share them.
sunnyday5@charter.net
715-723-6398
http://www.ccc-wis.com/ Concerned Chippewa Citizen
This issue of the Frac Sand Sentinel deals at least partially with some of the issues. Citizens have been told that nothing can be done about rail operations. Phone numbers of federal and state officials have been provided to governmental officials to determine what can be done particularly when there are emergency routes and people are caught waiting for a train to pass to access medical or emergency assistance.
Have any formal systems been set up? Several citizens caught up in "waiting for the train to pass" events in the City have called locally only to be referred to County officials for resolution. And yet there appears to be no resolution!
Chippewa County is not the exception. Other counties are dealing with similar problems. Is this something we just "live with", or can Counties, Towns, or Cities create ordinances or regulations that can be enforced? If anyone reading the Sentinel has the same or similar issues related to the transport of frac sand through your area, please feel free to share them. As more trans load facilities are fully developed and as more mines and processing plants appear, the problems with the heavy industrial methods used to obtain fossil fuels for world use will not be going away soon even though it appears that the old industrial model only serves to create even more issues than ever expected as officials hastily issued permits without much public input.
If you have questions, concerns, remarks or comments, please be certain to share them.
sunnyday5@charter.net
715-723-6398
http://www.ccc-wis.com/ Concerned Chippewa Citizen
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