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Claims I will briefly address are: <br /> 1. AAF will destroy property values and quality of life throughout the Treasure Coast. <br /> 2. AAF is a safety hazard to the public. More trains and higher speeds will be "catastrophic" <br /> and create an "existential threat" to our communities. <br /> 3. AAF is All About Freight and is nothing more than a nefarious scheme to obtain federal <br /> loans and/or Private Activity Bond funds to pay for rail improvements whose real purpose is <br /> to benefit freight operations that will vastly increase with the opening of the widened <br /> Panama Canal.. <br /> 4. Future transit depots between Cocoa and Palm Beach are prohibited by the lease <br /> agreement with the Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) for AAF to use a portion of <br /> the FL 528 right-of-way for construction of its Cocoa to Orlando passenger rail extension. <br /> 5. All Aboard Florida is being federally subsidized because it plans to use low interest RRIF <br /> loans and Private Activity Bonds whose yield is tax free. <br /> 6. Future annual maintenance costs of improved crossings will increase by $250,000. <br /> Therefore, spending up to $2,700,000 more to litigate in an effort to stop AAF is money well <br /> spent. <br /> List of all analyses performed, several of which formed the basis for this discussion: <br /> 1. Beware of Specious Claims — Is Litigation Really Necessary? <br /> 2. Perspective: Comparison of Impacts of FEC Freight in 2006 vs. Future AAF+FEC <br /> 3. Is AAF really "High Speed Rail"? <br /> 4. Safety Impact of AAF Crossing Closures: The Real impact of All Aboard Florida trains on <br /> Indian River County road traffic <br /> 5. Future Benefits from All Aboard Florida: All Aboard Florida's impact on FEC Freight <br /> operations and quality of life in our county <br /> 6. Impact of Widened Panama Canal — Is AAF really "All About Freight"? <br /> 7. Does the Cocoa-Orlando corridor lease prevent future transit stops between Cocoa and <br /> Palm Beach? <br /> 8. True or False? "No Passenger Rail Service is Profitable" <br /> 9. Is AAF Subsidized?) <br /> 10. Is Litigation to Stop AAF Cost Beneficial? <br /> 11. Train Frequency and Passenger & Freight shared rail corridors <br /> These analyses and other updated AAF information (e.g., Louis Berger Group "All Aboard Florida <br /> Ridership and Revenue Study - Executive Summary" May 5, 2015) are available online at: <br /> https://www.dropbox.com/home/Public/All%20Aboard%20Florida# <br /> June 23, 2015 Page 2 of 12 <br />