Old Lyme First Selectwoman Bonnie Reemsnyder issued the following announcement yesterday:
Senator Richard Blumenthal will be meeting in the Old Lyme Town Hall Meeting Hall today, Friday, Aug. 12, at 10:30 a.m. This will be a roundtable discussion with community leaders from area towns, though the public is welcome to attend.
“After recent issues raised by the USDOT’s concept for future rail service in Connecticut and the operation of rail service by Amtrak, Senator Blumenthal will meet with municipal leaders to hear their concerns and ideas for the future of rail service along the shoreline from the Connecticut River to the Rhode Island border. This discussion will help inform Senator Blumenthal on the impact of federal policies on local communities and determine how he may assist the town leaders.”
The Amtrak Acela has been a failure in my estimation-That was their last fast train extravaganza. Now they want to use huge eminent domain powers to displace important and historical areas of our neighborhood for the use of Amtrak-at government (our) cost. NOT in favor!!
I agree. N Gladwell