October 28, 2019 6:00 AM
Morning Reads for Monday, October 28, 2019
Happy Halloween Week! My child is going to be a hedgehog. I’m going to be her mom. And my husband is going to be a retired cop turned state legislator. We are #winning whatever contests are being held.
- St. Simons Sound Response released new photos of the Golden Ray Friday that provided a first look inside the cargo ship since it overturned in the St. Simons Sound in early September.
- I’m one of about a dozen Georgians who did NOT apply to be the next U.S. Senator…so, I’m curious, but not “on pins and needles“.
- $80,000 doesn’t sound like a drop in the bucket to me.
- Georgia officials applaud news of ISIS leader’s death.
- The Gordon County Sheriff’s Office shared a photo of a Cessna 337 Skymaster aircraft, on the side of I-75 near Union Grove Road.
- Catholic activists found guilty of illegally entering Georgia naval base.
- Thoughts on High Speed Rail? You have until November 4th to weigh in.
- Remains of Georgia woman missing since 2018 identified.
- Southeast’s greenest building opens at Georgia Tech .
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Here is another monday morning collection of links and comments from last week. Historic photographs are from Southside Chicago, taken in 1941.
If you are not following the GPA on LinkedIn, you should. Lots of cool stuff if you like trains, cranes, construction sites, shipping, capitalism, and seeing where your state tax dollars are going…
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/georgia-ports-authority_georgiaports-gaports-konecranes-activity-6594617374085824512-vGiD
There are three potential RR route alternatives:
Southern Crescent – would mainly follow existing freight rail ROW
I-85 – would mainly follow I-85 interstate ROW
Greenfield – would be mainly on new dedicated rail ROW
Here is the link to the website with the documentation and a link for the comment survey.
http://www.dot.ga.gov/IS/Rail/AtlantatoCharlotte/EIS
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AtlCha19
I said i prefer the Greenfield route. Hopefully someday I will not have to drive on Hwy 29 or 78 to get to Atlanta from the Athens area- someday, maybe.