We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge the County of Volusia to halt the Florida East Coast Rails to Trails from bisecting peaceful, rural neighborhoods of Edgewater, Oak Hill and Osteen. We feel the proposed trail route will cause irreparable harm to the area and we urge the county to abandon this project or re-route the trail to preserve the integrity of farms and private homesteads the proposed project will bi-sect.
The county board continues to avoid a direct meeting about our farms. We are preparing to bring our concerns to the next public session.
October 30, 2014
The momentum is undeniable now. Local officials are finally starting to notice our neighborhoods.
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Kim Perry
11 years ago
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The money spent doing this is absurd. I agree we need nature trails and we need to preserve areas for people to have walk and ride, but this is over the top!! I agree with Ms. Clinton in the fact that it is not safe.
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Byron Lee Peavy
11 years ago
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THIS TRAIL TO NO WHERE RUNS INFRONT OF MY HOUSE THEY TOOK OUT REES THAT WERe 60 plus years old now my land floods they have money for trails but can't give our teachers more pay
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Donia DeWees
11 years ago
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these ridiculous trails are stealing people's property & making a muggers/murderers lane for people to get attacked!!! No one in their right mind would dare go
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Sheryl
11 years ago
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The Supreme court ruled in 2014 that taking the railbeds on people's properties is a bad decision and ruled in favor of the homeowner to get his land back. It was based on the Railroad Act of 1875 which is the same exact act that is on the Osteen Maytown Road. Because it is so expensive to hire a lawyer to fight this the county is ignoring the Supreme Court ruling and is bullying the people that are paying their paychecks so they can get a trail the board members are never going to use and only want it for their own pride.
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Kathy Nelson
11 years ago
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I believe this money could be used in a more efficient way for the low income and homeless of
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Geraldine Clinton
11 years ago
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Thank God someone cared enough to help me stop this insanity. Thank you so much. I hope everyone will sign this and ask to stop this. There's also a private airport that MUST fly over the abandoned railroad here too because one of them actually fell right in my backyard. True, that was printed with a photo in the News Journal. This is an extremely unsafe area to put a trail. Thank you all for taking time to sign this.
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samantha heisler
11 years ago
this does not need to be put in our small towns yhis needs to stop
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Stephen reagan
11 years ago
a complete waste how about something for our veterans instead
We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge the County of Volusia to halt the Florida East Coast Rails to Trails from bisecting peaceful, rural neighborhoods of Edgewater, Oak Hill and Osteen. We feel the proposed trail route will cause irreparable harm to the area and we urge the county to abandon this project or re-route the trail to preserve the integrity of farms and private homesteads the proposed project will bi-sect.
The county board continues to avoid a direct meeting about our farms. We are preparing to bring our concerns to the next public session.
October 30, 2014
The momentum is undeniable now. Local officials are finally starting to notice our neighborhoods.
15 Comments
K
Kim Perry
11 years ago
Featured
The money spent doing this is absurd. I agree we need nature trails and we need to preserve areas for people to have walk and ride, but this is over the top!! I agree with Ms. Clinton in the fact that it is not safe.
B
Byron Lee Peavy
11 years ago
Featured
THIS TRAIL TO NO WHERE RUNS INFRONT OF MY HOUSE THEY TOOK OUT REES THAT WERe 60 plus years old now my land floods they have money for trails but can't give our teachers more pay
D
Donia DeWees
11 years ago
Featured
these ridiculous trails are stealing people's property & making a muggers/murderers lane for people to get attacked!!! No one in their right mind would dare go
S
Sheryl
11 years ago
Featured
The Supreme court ruled in 2014 that taking the railbeds on people's properties is a bad decision and ruled in favor of the homeowner to get his land back. It was based on the Railroad Act of 1875 which is the same exact act that is on the Osteen Maytown Road. Because it is so expensive to hire a lawyer to fight this the county is ignoring the Supreme Court ruling and is bullying the people that are paying their paychecks so they can get a trail the board members are never going to use and only want it for their own pride.
K
Kathy Nelson
11 years ago
Featured
I believe this money could be used in a more efficient way for the low income and homeless of
G
Geraldine Clinton
11 years ago
Featured
Thank God someone cared enough to help me stop this insanity. Thank you so much. I hope everyone will sign this and ask to stop this. There's also a private airport that MUST fly over the abandoned railroad here too because one of them actually fell right in my backyard. True, that was printed with a photo in the News Journal. This is an extremely unsafe area to put a trail. Thank you all for taking time to sign this.
S
samantha heisler
11 years ago
this does not need to be put in our small towns yhis needs to stop
S
Stephen reagan
11 years ago
a complete waste how about something for our veterans instead
The money spent doing this is absurd. I agree we need nature trails and we need to preserve areas for people to have walk and ride, but this is over the top!! I agree with Ms. Clinton in the fact that it is not safe.