Laserfiche WebLink
Theodore W. Robinson ID <br /> 651 Broadway <br /> Vero Beach, FL 32960 <br /> To: Editor, Press Journal <br /> From: Ted Robinson <br /> Date: December 5, 2015 <br /> Re: People vs. All Aboard Florida <br /> Destroy All Aboard Florida —That is the only way to stop the intrinsic damage to <br /> Florida's Treasure Coast that high speed passenger rail will bring. All Aboard Florida is <br /> a public-private partnership comprised of progressive urban planners, theme park <br /> visionaries, real estate developers, railroad freight traffickers, transportation agency <br /> regulators, self-serving politicians, lawyers, lobbyists, and other special interests seeking <br /> profit at taxpayers' expense. None have high-speed passenger rail operating experience. <br /> All Aboard Florida is a high risk, extravagant, dangerous venture. Benefits are suspect. <br /> Mixing passengers with hazardous freight is dicey. Accidents are bound to happen. <br /> Financial collapse is inevitable. Amtrak service between Orlando and Miami is already <br /> in place. The socioeconomic and environmental impact on Indian River, Martin, and St. <br /> Lucie Counties is too huge to calculate, mitigate, or remedy. There is no upside. All <br /> Aboard Florida is but an elaborate scheme to fund Florida East Coast Industries private <br /> real estate and railroad development plans with taxpayer money under the guise of job <br /> creation. The two corporations have successfully blocked public opposition to their <br /> project, while indications of malfeasance, obstruction of justice and misuse of taxpayer <br /> 23 <br />