Im extremely heartened that the will of the people superseded the heavy hand of the State, and the Yellowwood Road project has been substantially changed to reflect the views of the people who actually live along the road, and here in the County. Mind you now, this isnt because the State listened, in fact they informed everyone back in July, at the so called public input meeting, that this was a done deal. But a funny thing happed on their Road to suppress democracy, the people got involved. It turns out the final word rested with the County Commissioners, and when this was pointed out to them they began a series of meetings to address the concerns of folks who will be most impacted, the people who actually live on Yellowwood road. In last weeks Brown County Democrat (the local paper) the head DNR fellow from Yellowwood Forest, Jim Allen, wrote a letter to the editor in which he played fast and loose with the facts, and hes been called out on these untruths. Somewhere in Indianapolis the DNR is meeting to discuss the fact that they just got their comeuppance, and frankly its high time. The upper portion of Yellowwood road will not be paved, and the County completely rejected the States plan to use the inferior chip and seal on the lower portion of the road, and sent INDOT back to the drawing board. Theres a lessen to be learned here, and it has huge implications on the up coming fight to save the Back Country Forest Preserve areas that are slated for destruction. If enough people care about an issue, even the mighty DNR can be made to bend to the will of the people. This is our chance to make a difference, if you care about the future of our wild lands, please consider lending your hand and heart to the cause.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:06:53 +0000