Among the issues related to the current "Access Project" is the fact that the project organizers are admittedly trying to AVOID doing an EIS, or Environmental Impact Statement. Environmental Impact Statements are of tremendous importance - they become a tool by which the public can objectively evaluate the project if they are well crafted, as well as a possible guideline for future development plans. I'm sure that the process of completing an EIS is cumbersome and time consuming, but if the project organizers want us to take their claims seriously, and if the "Access Project" really is the net gain they claim it is, then they should be proud of the opportunity to substantiate their claims through an EIS. I challenge the project organizers to embrace the EIS process, and explain to us their reasons and/or benefits of avoiding this federal requirement.
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