[All] Enormous racetrack planned for Fort Erie

[Louisette Lanteigne]

There is a planned Nascar type race track being propoed for over 700 acres of prime farmland in the Niagara area. A poll is currently underway to find out if the public supports this or not. It's online here:


http://www.bulletnewsniagara.ca/2012/01/18/reader-opinion-poll-do-you-support-the-canadian-motor-speedway-proposal-in-fort-erie/


Here is more info on the project: 
Ontario Municipal Board hearing for proposed motor speedway still months away
An artist's rendering of the proposed Canadian Motor Speedway complex. Graphic: Special to Bullet News
JOHN ROBBINS/Bullet News
FORT ERIE – It’ll be at least June before an Ontario Municipal Board hearing into the proposed Canadian Motor Speedway complex in Fort Erie gets under way.
At a pre-hearing meeting Tuesday, parties representing the proponents and those opposed to the project failed to set a firm date for the start of full-fledged hearings, which is the next hurdle to overcome along the road to approval.
At $150 million, the Canadian Motor Speedway is one of the largest private-sector projects ever proposed in Fort Erie.
The proposal calls for the track complex to be built on an 821-acre property west of the Queen Elizabeth Way, between Bowen Road and Gilmore Road.
Plans call for grandstand seating for up to 100,000 people, a one-mile oval racetrack and a 2.5-mile road course.
Other facilities include a research and development centre in partnership with McMaster University and a 74-acre commercial complex with restaurants, shopping and entertainment venues.
Opponents worry about potential environmental impacts, including noise and air quality.
The project has the backing of municipal council, which has long seen the project as a one-in-a-life-time opportunity, with the potential to create hundreds of news jobs and boost the fortunes of local businesses that would supply goods and services.
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