TELL SHELBY & TALLADEGA COMMISSIONERS YOUR CONCERNS! 

Let your voice be heard about the proposed privately-owned toll bridge connecting Talladega and Shelby Counties over a public resource: Lay Lake on the Coosa River. 

Please take a moment and send an email to the County Commissioner using the box to the right. Let them know why you care about Lay Lake and the Coosa River.

See below for areas of concerns from Coosa Riverkeeper:

Coosa Riverkeeper is concerned about this proposed bridge's impact on Lay Lake, the Coosa River, and to the communities who live alongside the lake and river in the following ways:

• the threat the bridge would cause to the peace & quiet expected of the Lay Lake community 
• high traffic from 18 wheelers from industry providing materials to car manufacturing facilities and logging trucks would raise the chances of accidents that would be detrimental to the health of the lake and river
• the traffic study holds many unanswered questions about what the toll will really cost the community. A $2 toll one way turns into a $4 tax for a round trip over the proposed bridge!
• the long-term impact on surrounding cities and towns such as Wilsonville and Columbiana
• the construction process on the river and the impact to the critters in the area who rely on healthy water for their habitat
• our state is notorious for allowing industry and developers to negatively impact our natural resources in the name of "economic development"--- then not hold the entities accountable when they violate their permits

Let's raise our voices to protect the places that matter like Lay Lake!
 

TIPS ON COMMENTING:

1. Be respectful!
2. Use specific, real-world examples. Include personal stories of your use of Lay Lake and the Coosa River.
3. Talk about the importance of healthy rivers to you and your family.

After submitting your email, make plans to join us at the Public Hearing on January 13!