Residents of Wittman and from neighboring communities made it clear they were against being railroaded by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway plans to build a $3.2 billion hub center, with an intermodal terminal, logistics park, and logistics center on 4,320 acres in the rural northwest Valley area.
An auditorium full of people sought "real life" answers to concerns from representatives during a public meeting May 6 at Nadaburg Elementary School, 21419 W. Dove Valley Road in Wittmann, where attendees grew impatient after sitting through prepared statements and presentations by CivTech president and engineer, Dawn Cartier, Lena Kent, BNSF general director of public affairs, and Kyle Cooper, also of BNSF.
They lacked concrete answers people wanted about such things as what possible chemicals and toxins will be filtered in the air and water as a result of the planned massive facility's construction, the proximity to residents’ homes, if there would be sound barriers like walls built to block out anticipated noise, and more possible dangers with the hub’s completion.
