Saturday, February 24, 2007

Letter to the Editor - Rhinelander Daily News

Thanks for Bob Steger for this one:

Military Road Upgrade Project

by Robert Steger

Editor, The Daily News;

There are plans in the works about "upgrading" Military Road. I understand the road is to be widened by 10 feet and a ditch placed on both sides, this means that a lot of trees will be removed, especially in the area of #7125, #7124 and #7110.

My concern is that there are only a few of these roads left.

The Military Road has a historic significance. A National Heritage Scenic Byway, it once was called the Lake Superior Trail, which was used since ancient times by the Indians to travel back and forth between the Northcountry and the areas of present-day Chicago and Milwaukee. The trail became known as Military Road during the War of 1812,when it was used to supply a fort on Lake Superior.

Portions of Military Road are in need of repairs, but there is no need to widen the road.The areas that need repairs are where there is poor drainage and soft subsoil, the pavement keeps breaking up. I believe some of these sections could be raised a few of feet and a firm subsoil applied would suffice.

The National Heritage Scenic Byway should be kept intact as much as possible. If trees are cut down for the widening of the road, the area will lose some of its appeal and tourists will go elsewhere. To keep tourism, we have to keep our trees.

Please keep our beautiful tree-lined gateway to the Northwoods intact.

I own the property at #7125 Military Road.


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Here is an argument about the loss of the trees that might resonate. ...it is the importance of trees as sinks for carbon dioxide, the greenhouse gas that climate scientists are so concerned about. Any net reduction of forest lands reduces the Earth's ability to remove excess CO2 from the atmosphere.

>The debate on the validity of climate change is over. It is real, serious and our need to respond is urgent. Climate scientists are saying that we have less than 10 years to start lowering our carbon emissions. A report that just came out two days ago, "Confronting Climate Change: Avoiding the Unmanageable, Managing the Unavoidable to the United Nations focuses on the need to promote afforestation and improved land-use practices in ways that enhance overall productivity and delivery of ecological services while simultaneously storing more carbon and reducing emissions of smoke and soot. It is one of their five main recommendations.

>Pam McVety

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