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Western Carolinian Volume 69 Number 12

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16 WCnewsmagazine a : Swain County still looking for solution to the Road to Nowhere: Environmentalists and supporters of the road still fighting their battles Jessica Jarrard WCnewsmagazine Many WCU students travel to ihe Road to Nowhere in Swain County at least once in their college career. The legends that surround this road appeal to college students as they make their trip to the infamous tunnel. To the people of Swain County, the Road to Nowhere means so much more, yet not all Swain County residents can agree on their feelings about the road. in 1943, the government forced hundreds of Swain County residents from their home. The community was flooded, along with highway 288. Both the community and the road lie at the bottom of what is now Fontana Lake. Compensation in the form of a road was promised to the people forced to leave their homes. This road was to connect the north shore of Fontana Lake ail the way from Bryson City to Fontana for a stretch of thirty miles. To some natives of Swain County, the Road to Nowhere a broken promise made in 1943. To others it means destruction of the national forest nestled in the heart of Swain County. Construction of the road began shortly after the promise was made. Environmental issues arose and forced the construction to stop. Some see this road as being destructive to the integrity and the natural beauty of Swain County. Visitors know they are on the Road to Nowhere as they approach a sign saying Welcome to the Road to Nowhere: A Broken Promise 1943-?" Residents who have family members resting in the cemeteries across the lake want their promise to be kept. They want a road that will allow them to go back and forth to the cemetery as they please. The park service does have a solution to this, as they are willing to ferry people to the cemetery so that they may visit their loved ones. Those in support of the road say a promise is a promise and the road needs to be built. Tuesday, Feb. 22 was a big day in Swain County as there was a town hall meeting concerning the building of the road. People from both sides of the issue visited the tunnel that leads to a dead end road Environmentalists hear Natalie Foster of the Sierra Club speak before their hike. in the middle of the forest. At 1:30 p.m. The Western North Carolina Alliance led a Hike in the Smokies in protest of building the road. People from all over Western North Carolina showed their support by hiking through the tunnel and around various trails in the national forest prior to the town hall meeting. This is not a wasted road, this road goes somewhere, says Natalie Foster Regional Representative of the Sierra Club. Foster told the hikers that they would soon find out that this road led to beautiful hiking trails through the deciduous forests of the Smoky Mountains. They protested the environmental destruction the road brings. WNC Alliance says that one of the many environmental problems is that road construction would expose Anakeesta rock to the elements, and could therefore leak acids and heavy metals into the streams and in turn kill many organisms. This road would cut through the largest unfragmented tract of mountain terrain in the eastern United States says the Park Service. Environmentalists are not suggesting that nothing be done, as a promise was made to the county and the people of Swain County and they should certainly be compensated. WNC Alliance, along with many other local environmental groups want the county to receive a settlement sum of $50 million, which they argue wouldn't be Photos by Jessica Jarrard near enough to build a road. Swain County is 85% national forest, and doesnt have a very large tax base, says Roger Turner, Western Field Organizer for the WNC Alliance. Money as compensation could certainly help the county economically, and building the road will cost much more than that, as the terrain is quite rough in spots. To those in support of the road this is still a very emotional issue. At 4:30 p.m. a group of people in support of the road stood in front of the tunnel prior to the town hall meeting. Just as the hike was symbolic to the environmentalists movement, standing In front of the tunnel was a reminder of the promise supporters of the road haven't forgotten. North Carolina has historically elected Republicans for federal offices. Since this is a federal issue, federal officials are the one handling the situation. Congressman Charles Taylor of the US Congress Appropriations Committee is working to get money for the supporters of the road in hopes of getting 7 built. During Jesse Helms senatorial term, he blocked attempts at cash settlements in lieu of building the road. People from all over Western North Carolina were in attendance including WCU students. Students from Sunny Himes biology class, and Vera Guises political science classes were in attendance. More WCU students attended the town hall meeting at the local high school later that evening. The room was completely full, as people stood and spoke thelr views of the road. | After 62 years, Swain County awaits an answer. Wi the road be built, or will the county be compensa with a settlement sum? Only time will tell.

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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