We opted to build the interstate system. Now we're living with it. Warren County Commissioner Pat South said the county doesn't have control over what will go on the land, but she would prefer to see a mall developed on it than industry. And she said, if the mall is built, the interchange needs to go in to handle the traffic. Hamilton and Warren counties are trying to unsnarl traffic at Fields Ertel Road off Interstate 71 because new office buildings and retail went in before traffic problems were addressed there.
Opponents are also worried about losing greenspace.
We're going to have to make sure those environmental issues are addressed and followed to the letter. The Cincinnati Enquirer , a Gannett Co. Inc. newspaper.