Ald. Nicole Lee wants full-fledged environmental review of Amtrak planned maintenance facility in Bridgeport

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<p> Ald. Nicole Lee on Thursday demanded a full-blown environmental review of Amtrak’s proposed maintenance facility in Bridgeport, claiming the assessment promised this week by the Federal Railroad Administration appears to be confined to a dozen local viaducts.</p><p>“I speak on behalf of my community, in that we don’t trust the Federal Railroad Administration to grade its own paper,” Lee said (11th).</p><p>Lee, Cook County Commissioner John Daley and their constituents are embroiled in a high-stakes battle to block Amtrak from moving its maintenance facility from the South Loop to…

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