Save the Katy Trail

Submitted by Roy Temple on Fri, 05/13/2005 - 9:59am.

Take Action Today! Sign the Fired Up! Save the Katy Trail Online Petition

The reckless acts of Governor Matt Blunt have placed the entire legal underpinning for the Katy Trail in jeopardy. This forum has been created so that there is a central place for folks to post information on this topic and to organize activities to fight against the Governor's misguided plan to destroy this Missouri treasure.

For more photos of the Katy Trail State Park, click here.

Take Action Today! Sign the Fired Up! Save the Katy Trail Online Petition!

Signatures to-date: 2495

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Blunt's Fundamental Dishonesty On Katy Trail Bridge Becomes Clea

Submitted by Fired Up! Missouri (trackback) (not verified) on Thu, 12/15/2005 - 7:27am.

I've said all along that Governor Matt Blunt gave the Katy Trail Bridge in Boonville away to the Union Pacific Railroad to reward loyal campaign contributors like the

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Follow the Money

Submitted by Roy Temple on Thu, 06/02/2005 - 3:53pm.

Here's a Columbia Daily Tribune story that highlights some of the money issues previously pointed out here on Fired Up!

Since 1997, the Columbia contractor and his wife, Susanna, have contributed more than $27,000 to Missouri Republican candidates for federal office.

Now some critics are questioning whether it’s payback time for his company, which has been awarded a lucrative contract to dismantle the old Boonville rail bridge - a controversial plan supported by Republican Gov. Matt Blunt and his administration.

More:

Beginning in 2000, Kettlewell served on the Missouri Millennium Fund, a political action committee created by Bond to raise money for GOP candidates in Missouri.

Cindy Beale, another Republican from Columbia who served as treasurer of the Millennium Fund, said the group disbanded after changes in campaign finance laws.

According to records from The Center for Public Integrity, a watchdog organization in Washington, D.C., the Millennium Fund collected more than $350,000 for the Missouri Republican Party.

Click here for more on the Missouri Millenium Fund.

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News Leader Weighs in on Katy Trail Fight

Submitted by Roy Temple on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 7:12am.
Here's an editorial from the Springfield News Leader on the Katy Trail fight.
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Save the Bridge Articles

Submitted by Cheryl from Boo... on Fri, 06/03/2005 - 3:06pm.
Roy... thank you for continuing to update the web page with new articles from around the state.  I work in the Economic Development Dept in Boonville and am a die hard member of the Save the Bridge Committee.  Your efforts are appreciated greatly.  Now if we can just get Mr Childers to stop lying to the press and the intelligent people of this great state and get the truth out there.  No money has been expected from the state or tax payers.  Donations only folks...and that is the truth.
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Blunt Refuses to Steal Private Property

Submitted by Draft Matt Blunt 2008 (trackback) (not verified) on Sat, 05/28/2005 - 12:04pm.
Obviously, the activist and clearly liberal crowd at firedupmissouri have no knowledge of the bridge's history, no clear understanding of ownership, and no clue what they are talking about. They're starting to sound a bit like socialists. Look here:
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Pardon the interruption

Submitted by Waveflux (trackback) (not verified) on Fri, 05/27/2005 - 11:54am.
Waveflux needs a holiday, apparently. Not a lot to offer at the moment. I could tell from the recent subject imbalance here - political rants and not much else - that a break is called for. I will be taking...
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KATY Trail support, show up with Jay May 26th, 11:15 am

Submitted by plosgood on Wed, 05/25/2005 - 3:52pm.
I'll pass this on...
Dear friend of Trailnet:

Attorney General Jay Nixon will be filing suit against the state Department
of Natural Resources to prevent the State from giving the Boonville KATY
Trail bridge to Union Pacific Railroad.

He will be holding a press conference this Thursday, May 26, 11:15 in
historic St. Charles at the KATY Trail Train Depot (in Frontier Park along
the river)

A showing of public support is critical. We need people to show their
support at the press conference. Please help spread the word, and be there
if possible.

Ted Curtis
Trailnet Executive Director
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Mid-Missouri KATY Trail supporters, take note

Submitted by Tom Servo on Wed, 05/25/2005 - 4:17pm.
There will be a news conference in Columbia on May 26 at 9:30 a.m. at the Forum Blvd access to the MKT spur to the KATY Trail to announce the same thing.
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Columbia News Conference on Boonville's KATY bridge

Submitted by SoaperGirl on Fri, 05/27/2005 - 1:18pm.

I sure would have loved to attend it had I gotten more advance notice. Jay's a very fine speaker. I was wondering when he'd make the first move in a campaign toward the governor's chair.

Its funny hearing Doyle Childers howl his outrage at Jay's lawsuit to retain the bridge under state government control according to state law.

Yeah, like the repuglicans don't do similar things to polish their image come re-election campaign time. On the news last night, Matt Blunt was doing a photo-op for the tv cameras doing an "education" bill signing claiming how he's only keeping his campaign promise. Please....

I say "Go Jay go!" More power to him!

Considering how hard Boonville's citizens (not to mention elsewhere) have fought to keep the bridge intact its nice to see the Attorney General's spunk. I love it when Democrat leaders step forward and refuse to take the Repug's crap. Atta boy Jay. Hang in there guys! :>D

SoaperGirl

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Sold..Blunt goes to highest bidder..Union Pacific

Submitted by Cheryl from Boo... on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 2:01pm.

Doyle Childers is making excuses...he thinks this bridge is too costly to save.  The humor here is that I spoke with an executive at Union Pacific months ago, someone I have known my entire life, he informed me that "this bridge was built to withstand centuries!"  To date, no one has given an actual estimate as to the cost of restoring the bridge or incorporating it in to part of the Katy Trail.  And  never once have we asked to use State money to repair the bridge!!  I wish people knew the truth.  Unfortunately, the media takes to press exactly what the government wants you to believe.  But they are very wrong!!  I applaud Jay Nixon for standing up for the rights of the people....not big business.  My lifetime friend at UP also told me that the fact was, "they would let this thing bounce around in the courts and media, but when the day is done..they will take down the bridge."  Seems like pure confidence on the part of Union Pacific as they peer up out of Matt Blunts pocket!

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