PINAL COUNTY, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
In
another show of support for the project, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors
approved a resolution from Governor Jan Brewer.
The resolution was for the State Land Department to auction the land
needed for the classification yard project, in the next six months.
According
to a recent news release Union Pacific has had an application, for over six
years, with no decision being made by the State Land Department. This land for auction is located just north
of Red Rock, east of I-10.
Chairman Steve Miller said in
a recent news release, time is of the essence when it comes to auctioning the
land.
"Union Pacific has been very
patient during this time," Chairman Miller said. "We are hoping this can
be completed soon so that Union Pacific will be able to create vitally needed
jobs by locating their classification project here. Make no mistake, this
is Arizona's project to lose, we cannot have that happen."
Several supporters of the
project spoke at Thursday's meeting,
showing support for the Supervisors resolution. The past and present Board has
also unanimously supported the classification yard.
To learn more about the Union
Pacific Classification Yard click on the following link: http://goo.gl/9UNlq
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