There was a big turnout at a meeting in Madoc Township on Thursday on the proposed high-speed rail project through the region.
Hundreds of people attended the two sessions at the Madoc Township Recreation Centre.
The meeting was hosted by ALTO, the crown corporation taking the lead on the high-speed rail line being proposed to run from Toronto to Quebec City.
Multiple posts on social media showed long lineups at the Recreation Centre with attendees saying their questions were met with answers that were sometimes confusing and unclear.
A second meeting has been planned for the Stirling and District Lions Club at the same times (11 am to 3 pm and 5 pm to 9 pm) on March 25th.
ALTO is accepting public feedback through their website here.
Late last month, Hastings-Lennox and Addington-Tyendinaga MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman released a statement saying she couldn’t support the development of this project via either the North or South Route as currently proposed, in large part due to the ‘overwhelming concern’ she has heard from residents in the riding.
That followed Belleville Council’s approval of a resolution made by Thurlow Ward Councillor Kathryn Brown to oppose the proposed southern route of the ALTO project.
