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Sometimes, in Newton County, it's hard not to feel we're living on a different planet or in a parallel universe, separate from the all the other communities we hear about.  A good example is this news story about the Tweetsie Line Trail between Johnson City and Elizabethton, in northeast Tennessee. 

Click here, then watch and listen as elected leaders, business development professionals, small business owners, and residents share enthusiasm and excitement about what the trail will mean to their community.  Imagine for a moment the Newton County community united in the same way around the Norfolk Southern railroad opportunity.

It's hard work, but we have to keep telling the stories.  Nationally, there are more than 1,600 rail trails covering over 19,000 miles of converted railroad.  It's happening somewhere everyday...  Just ask the people in Johnson City!
 


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Linda Woodworth
07/28/2011 6:34pm

It is often baffling to see people say NO without understanding what they are turning down.
I see a county with little recreational opportunities, with high rates of obesity, and in desperate need of attracting new business, industry and homeowners. Our commissioners can't seem to grasp that short term thinking leads to very long term problems.
To your point, it often feels like we are speaking entirely foreign languages.
Hats off to you for continually plugging along and talking to individuals and groups and listening for ways we can work together. And I believe that we'll eventually have a first class system of trails for our kids to get to school, for seniors to walk safely, and preserve a slice of history and greenspace all at the same time.

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