Following are all of the responses we received, just as they were received. It is apparent the Interstate 69 issue evokes strong feelings, and encourage those on both sides of the issue to make your opinions known to Governor O'Bannon and your legislators. But let me try. This state is losing 88,000 acres of rural agricultural and forest land every year to sprawl and development. This is a significant amount of a fixed resource and a new terrain interstate would not only consume 4000 more acres under pavement, it would encourage even more rampant sprawl along its length.
Fossil fuels are a limited resource as well.
The world's supply of oil is a finite resource no matter how much more drilling is done. As the third world develops, the global consumption of oil will increase exponentially. This resource will run out in the foreseeable future, so why would we consider building a huge project that benefits the wasteful use of a precious and limited resource. This project is clearly another way to take from the poor and middle class and give to the rich. It is supported by big businesses, developers, urbanites, and politicians, and it will forcibly take land and other property away from the farmers and rural landowners along the way.