By J. Craig Anderson,East Valley Tribune
November 30, 2006
Union Pacific Railroad steamed past the only significant political barrier in its effort to build a regional switching yard 60 miles southeast of the Valley, with the Pinal County Board of Supervisors unanimously approving a crucial land-use change Wednesday.
Still, opponents of the project said they will continue efforts to derail the project via voter referendum or an appeal to state officials.
The board voted 3-0 to allow industrial activity on land previously designated “development-sensitive” despite the presence of scores of opponents who spoke passionately against the project, which would place a facility containing at least 36 side-by-side train tracks near Picacho Peak State Park…
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