NEW WORLD ORDER: Rep. Matthew Hill cedes TN sovereignty to NAFTA I-69 SUPERHIGHWAY!

NEW WORLD ORDER: Rep. Matthew Hill now cedes TN sovereignty to NAFTA I-69 SUPERHIGHWAY!

I-69 legislation hits wall of opposition from lawmakers
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2010 9:04 pm



Here’s a novel approach to opposing a public project: Pass a law that makes it a felony for state employees to work on it. That’s what state Rep. Matthew Hill of East Tennessee did recently when he filed a bill in the state House of Representatives that would make it a felony for state Department of Transportation employees to work on the proposed Interstate 69. Part of the massive highway project would run through West Tennessee. As you might imagine, Hill’s bill ran into opposition. Paramount among the opponents are two locally elected officials — state Sen. Roy Herron of Dresden and state Rep. Judy Barker of Union City.

Mrs. Barker said that when they heard of Hill’s bill, many of their constituents expressed concern about the proposed new interstate highway. “So I’m sending out an update,” she said. Because construction of I-69 is crucial to the long-term economic development goals of northwest Tennessee, it is a matter of great public interest. Therefore, Mrs. Barker plans to keep constituents informed on its advancement.



TNGA Rep. Matthew Hill now loves the New World Order: "I love I-69"

Herron said he contacted Hill and expressed his opposition to the bill. “I talked to Rep. Hill. He promised me he would not pursue the bill as filed,” Herron said. “Before the conversation ended, he told me, ‘I love I-69. I love all interstates. I love all asphalt and concrete.’”



Herron said the new four-lane highway will run through Obion, Dyer, Lauderdale and other West Tennessee counties and will “drive” new jobs, industry and small business opportunities to West Tennessee. “I-69 will bring jobs to our families,” he said. I-69, a proposed four-lane modern highway system, would extend from upper Michigan and the Canadian border, down through the Mid-South to near Greenville, Miss., thence through Louisiana and Texas, and terminate at the Texas-Mexico border.

The contract for construction of I-69 in this area has been awarded to Ford Construction Co. of Dyersburg. “Ford Construction is to be congratulated,” Mrs. Barker said. “This company provides many jobs for northwest Tennessee families. A pre-construction meeting is being scheduled for the near future wherein Ford and its subcontractors plan work schedules.”

The Tennessee Department of Transportation in Jackson is the project manager for construction of the northwest Tennessee part of I-69. The TDOT office at Newbern will provide project supervision by overseeing Ford Construction. Published in The Messenger 2.3.10