SAVE IT, DON’T PAVE IT!
A benefit concert for CAPPE
Friday, Sept. 5, 7-11pm at The Shed
More details and info on the all-star lineup after the jump...
Performers in order of appearance:
Maggie Longmire & Free Soil Farm
Maggie has a terrific reputation as a member of Knoxville band Lonesome Coyotes. With Free Soil Farm you’ll hear Maggie and friends and a new repertoire of original material.
Jay Clark and the CC Stringband
Jay is a talented singer-songwriter-guitarist and long-time friend of CAPPE. Jay will be joined by the CC Stringband.
The Lonetones bring tender harmonies and fine lyrics to their original mountain music.
The Bearded an old time string and rhythm band. They played to a full house at Maryville’s Tomato Head recently.
Admission is $10 at the gate.
Food and beverages will available for purchase.
Bring folding chairs and enjoy a night of great music!
We look forward to seeing you on Friday, Sept. 5 at The Shed!
The Shed is located adjacent to Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson & Buell (SMHD) on US 321 in Maryville, Tennessee. The Shed is an outdoor, covered pavilion with a full service restaurant that serves lunch and dinner on event days.
CAPPE (Citizens Against the Pellissippi Parkway Extension, Inc.) is a state chartered non-profit organization.
We formed CAPPE in 2002 in response to a proposal to build a new 4-lane interstate highway through some of Blount County’s remaining agricultural land and the lower Little River valley. CAPPE members include farmers, professionals, educators, lawyers, blue collar workers, realtors, builders, musicians, artists, homemakers, small business owners, retirees and college students.
We believe this highway is not needed, wastes state resources, and will have negative impacts on the area along the route and on the quality of life in Blount County as a whole. We raised money through events and donations and hired an environmental attorney who helped us file a federal lawsuit charging the state Department of Transportation with failing to complete the required Environmental Impact Statement.
TDOT is now working on the EIS and CAPPE is continuing to monitor the process and participate in all public input opportunities. We have also provided TDOT with sensible alternative solutions to our local transportation needs (which will be exacerbated, not solved, by the proposed new 4-lane highway).
To read more about CAPPE, please visit www.discoveret.org/cappe
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Great timing
It is great timing to stop highway construction -- one good thing to come of the high gas prices. Stop I-3 is also involved with Corridor K, which is the same deal through the Ocoee Gorge (US 64) and Little Frog Wilderness Area. The EIS for this one will be out soon.
http://stopi-3.org/
I wonder if CAPPE knows about Stop I-3. I wonder if Stop I-3 knows about CAPPE. After all, after it rips through the Southwestern Smokies, I-3 is supposed to join either to I-75 or I-140.
Doug McCaughan
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Yes, the two organizations
Yes, the two organizations are in contact with each other! Stop I-3 could use more support and involvement of people from the Knoxville area. If you are interested in becoming involved contact the Stop I-3 coalition:
Stop I-3 Coalition
1074 Arbor Drive
Lakemont, GA 30552
Holly Demuth, Executive Director
holly@stopi-3.org, 706.508.3711