FYI - Fwd: 3-27-10 Highway J Citizens Group Update -- WE WON AGAIN! Federal Court DENIES the WisDOT's "Motion for Reconsideration" on Highway 164 Four-Lane Expansion Project.]
Susan De Vos
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| Subject: | 3-27-10 Highway J Citizens Group, U.A. Update -- WE WON AGAIN! Federal Court DENIES the WisDOT's "Motion for Reconsideration" on Highway 164 Four-Lane Expansion Project. |
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| Date: | Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:38:01 -0500 |
| From: | Jeff Gonyo <jmgon...@core.com> |
| To: | Jeff Gonyo <jmgon...@core.com> |
Jim Lyne
"Our success here continues to inspire and encourage citizens from
across the State of Wisconsin to strongly oppose several other
unwanted WisDOT road expansion projects."
Their website for this story is http://www.hwyjcitizensgroup.org/hjcgwp/?p=1278
and their website is http://www.hwyjcitizensgroup.org/hjcgwp/
jim
On Mar 28, 11:06 am, Susan De Vos <ma...@tds.net> wrote:
> FYI
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: 3-27-10 Highway J Citizens Group, U.A. Update -- WE WON AGAIN!
>
> Federal Court DENIES the WisDOT's "Motion for Reconsideration" on
> Highway 164 Four-Lane Expansion Project.
> Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:38:01 -0500
> From: Jeff Gonyo <jmgonyo...@core.com>
> To: Jeff Gonyo <jmgonyo...@core.com>
>
> Dear Friends and Neighbors:
>
> Back on September 24, 2009, the government defendants (U.S.
> Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Wisconsin
> Department of Transportation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) had filed
> a* "Motion for Reconsideration"* with the district court seeking to
> reverse our September 14, 2009 legal victory *_stopping_* the Highway
> 164 four-lane expansion project in both Washington and Waukesha
> Counties. I now have some *_great news_* to report -- *WE WON _AGAIN_!*
>
> On March 23, 2010, U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman *_DENIED_* the
> USDOT's, FHWA's, WisDOT's and ACOE's "Motion for Reconsideration" *_IN
> ITS ENTIRETY_* and *_upheld his original decision_* stopping the Highway
> 164 expansion. For your reading interest, I am attaching a copy of
> *_Judge Adelman's decision_* here along with *_three news articles_*
> (from the March 25, 2010 *_West Bend Daily News_*, March 24,
> 2010 *_Daily Reporter_* and March 24, 2010 *_Business Journal of
> Milwaukee_*) providing more details on this *_amazing legal victory_*
> for the people of this area.
>
> Our success here continues to *_inspire_* and *_encourage_* citizens
> from across the State of Wisconsin to *_strongly oppose_* several other
> unwanted WisDOT road expansion projects. For example, in Waukesha
> County, residents are organizing to oppose the WisDOT's proposed *"West
> Waukesha Bypass Project"* which, if built, would have serious
> environmental impacts in this area (see the attached March 25,
> 2010 *_Daily Reporter_* news article entitled, *"Town Residents Wary of
> Waukesha Bypass"* for more details). Also, residents and small business
> owners now are fighting the WisDOT's proposed construction of a *_new
> bypass around Hortonville_* which, if built, would negatively impact
> this community's downtown business district (see the attached March 26,
> 2010 *_Daily Reporter_* news article entitled, *"Hortonville Hears a
> Bypass"* for more details). As a result of our recent court victory,
> people now are realizing that they can *_fight_* the WisDOT and *_win_*!
>
> If Judge Adelman's favorable federal court decision is *_preserved_*
> during the upcoming appeals process, *1)* Our homes, families,
> communities, and natural resources in this beautiful Kettle Moraine area
> will be protected for many years to come, *2)* Other related road
> expansions that would have resulted from the Highway 164 expansion also
> will be stopped, and *3)* Wisconsin taxpayers will save billions of
> dollars in the long-term. */CAN WE COUNT ON _YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT_ TO
> MAKE ALL OF THESE GREAT THINGS HAPPEN?/*
>
> */THIS LEGAL BATTLE IS _NOT_ YET OVER!/* Our attorneys (who are
> *_getting great results_* for all of us) have informed me that the
> WisDOT and other government defendants will, in all likelihood, file an
> *_appeal_* of Judge Adelman's district court decision with the U.S.
> Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago. Such an appeal
> will take approximately nine months to a year to resolve. Therefore, we
> now need to *_immediately raise funds_* to pay for the *_valuable_*
> legal services of our *_highly-experienced, successful legal team_*
> (Attorneys Charles Barr and Elizabeth Rich). */CAN WE COUNT ON _YOUR_
> SUPPORT TODAY?/*
>
> Please mail your donation checks to us at: _*HIGHWAY J CITIZENS
> GROUP, U.A., P.O. Box 152, Hubertus, WI 53033*_ or you can _*donate
> online*_ at our website *(**www.hwyjcitizensgroup.org*
> <http://www.hwyjcitizensgroup.org>*)* with a debit or credit card using
> the *PayPal* feature located there.
>
> If you have been reading these informative e-mail updates for the
> past many months, but have *_not_* yet donated, /*_NOW_ IS THE TIME TO
> DO SO! _YOU_* *are the key to our success. We can't do it without you.*/
> *//*
> We look forward to your *_much-appreciated_* support and
> will continue to keep you informed as new developments occur. /*THANK
> YOU!*/
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jeff Gonyo,
> Steering Committee Member for the
> */HIGHWAY J CITIZENS GROUP, U.A./*
> P.O. Box 152, Hubertus, WI 53033
> _Phone_: (262)-644-8334
> _E-Mail_: jmgonyo...@core.com <mailto:jmgonyo...@core.com>
> _Website_:www.hwyjcitizensgroup.org<http://www.hwyjcitizensgroup.org/>
>
>
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