Press Release from COUNT US!
September 20, 2004
For immediate state wide release

Contact:
John Smith COUNT US! Director
Website: http://www.i69tour.org
e-mail countus@i69tour.org
Phone Cell: (812) 327-6142, Home: (812) 825-2322, Work: 327-6142

Regarding: Bloomington Common Council to approve strong City Resolution opposing New Terrain I-69.
When: Wednesday September 22, 2004, 7:30 meeting.  
Where: (Bloomington Common Council Chamber/ Showers Building/ Morton Street- City of Bloomington)  

COUNT US! an Indiana Group opposed to New Terrain I-69 today states that Wednesday the Bloomington Common Council will pass a resolution that will mark a major turning point in the debate over I-69.

COUNT US! Director John Smith said, “We hope that state wide media will report on this resolution.  It provides official government documentation of negative economic facts regarding I-69 that have to this point been ignored.”  “We are pleased that the City of Bloomington is now unified in opposition to I-69, with their new Mayor, Mark Kruzan approving the wording of this latest resolution.”

The Resolution makes strong claims that the economics are negatives for the region and the state.  This is in contrast to the usually reported opposition to I-69, which is often claimed to be mainly on the grounds of environmental damage.  Bloomington City officials have “called the states bluff” says Smith, by documenting their opposition to I-69 with the I-69 study that INDOT claims supports building I-69 through Bloomington.

Citizen opponents to I-69 are encouraged with the City of Bloomington resolution because INDOT often claims that each public official supporting I-69 represents thousands of silent voters opinions.     Over 150,000 Hoosiers petitioned in opposition to new terrain I-69 and 94% of 20,467 comments to the Evansville to Indianapolis I-69 study opposed the New Terrain Route.

COUNT US! has posted the draft City of Bloomington Resolution on their website:

http://www.i69tour.org/bloomington_resolution.html
As a pdf file: http://www.i69tour.org/Bloomington_resolution.pdf