[GeoStL] Re: NGR-Grant Trail talk
- From: "tnands" <sydstyr@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:33:29 -0500
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Apparently that guy has bigger problems than a walking/biking trail
extension.
I think I know him. He used to come to the Bellefontaine Town Hall Meetings
and ask why the police aren't making the kids turn down their car stereos
when they drive past his house after 8:00 o'clock at night.
Nancy
----- Original Message -----
From: "GC-RGS"
> -
> This is from the free paper, South County Journal, in the Town Talk
> column, where people can phone in their thoughts, instead of writing a
> letter to the editor.
> "I want to comment on the extension of Grant's Trail now being extended
> into Webster Groves from Brentwood, from Grant's Farm, and on Pardee Road.
> Now, there are lights going up. The people across the road are against the
> lights. It's a real dangerous situation here. I think it's also an
> increased nuisance for those of us who have to live near the trail. I've
> heard that people that live right on the trail get money from the
> railroad. Lots of money and I think that money ought to be shared with
> those who live near the trail because we have to put up with increased
> traffic, increased noise, people going down the trail at 6 o'clock in the
> morning talking, waking everyone up in Crestwood. That ain't right. You
> got to fix this problem."
>
> Must be a lonely person! A few things here:
>
> "being extended into Webster Groves from Brentwood, from Grant's Farm, and
> on Pardee Road."
>
> I didn't know the trail went from Brentwood. It now stops at Oakland and
> the next closest city is Kirkwood. Maybe these are long range plans he's
> talking about.
>
> "I've heard that people that live right on the trail get money from the
> railroad. Lots of money and I think that money ought to be shared with
> those who live near the trail..."
>
> The RR doesn't own that property anymore, so why would they pay anyone?
> (and I doubt if they ever did.) And "share with other who live near the
> trail". What's "near"? I live about 3/4 mile away so how much should I
> get?
>
> "...people going down the trail at 6 o'clock in the morning talking,
> waking everyone up in Crestwood."
>
> How much noise can the trail users make to wake EVERYONE up in Crestwood.
> How much noise did the trains make using that track?
>
>
> Rich
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