2008.08.25
Thanks for the intermodal
In a letter dated the day before last week's official announcement that Elliston will be the site of Norfolk Southern's Roanoke Region Intermodal Facility, Gov. Tim Kaine thanked elected officials from Pearisburg to Franklin County for their "support and cooperation" over the past two years.
"I want to commend all of you for coming together again to provide a collective recommendation on the economic opportunity presented to the region by this facility," Kaine said.
Of course, not all of the folks Kaine thanked recommended that the facility be built in Elliston.
Kaine thanked the local leaders for coming together for a meeting in April where "you once again expressed support for the intermodal facility."
Of the 14 communities represented on the letter's heading, only five expressed support for putting the intermodal facility in Elliston at the meeting. Two were against it. The rest didn't take a stand.
Montgomery County, the local government that theoretically governs Elliston, wasn't among the localities thanked in Kaine's letter.
That may be because the Montgomery County supervisors are considering going to court to fight the state's decision to site the intermodal in Elliston. A vote could come as early as tonight. (Aug. 25)
-- Tim Thornton
any comercial developement in this area is good
Comment by allen — August 25, 2008 @ 2:37 pm