Chuck, Randy, As far as NJ is concerned about NEPA taking away tourist dollars, the only tourist or commuter attraction in NWNJ is the Delaware River near the Delaware Water Gap, so I don't see that as a problem. The problem that I see is the two Lackawanna County commissioners who have no clue as to what the reinstatement of rail service can do. As a matter of fact, one of the things they attempted to do last year was to take over the Lackawanna County Rail Authority and shift that authority's income to cover the deficit of the Lackawanna County Stadium. What they didn't see or didn't understand is that the Rail Authority's fiscal funding is based upon revenues taken in during the fiscal year. Had those two commissioners succeeded in their endeavours, the Rail Authority would have shown no income and thus received no funding. So yes, the politicians can do something but the aforementioned politicians are obviously ignorant when it comes to this particular subject. Rick The Erie Lackawanna Mailing List Sponsored by the ELH&TS http://www.elhts.org ------------------------------ End of EL List Daily V3 #1704 *****************************
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