The Eastern Germany loving Tribune wrote:
Despite months of protests, petitions and an 11th-hour court hearing that sought unsuccessfully to delay the project, construction started today on a barrier that will separate Hammond, Ind., from its less-affluent neighbor in Illinois, Calumet City.
Cranes and concrete trucks lined the Hammond side of picturesque, tree-lined State Line Road as workers began taking down trees and digging into the ground prior to laying the 8-inch-tall, half-mile long concrete curb.
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Calumet City officials have opposed the project from its inception and formally took a stand against it last July. They and a number of residents on both sides of the state line have said the barrier really is meant to separate an upscale, majority-white Hammond neighborhood from the more racially diverse community next door.
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The two cities are due back in court in about three weeks. The project will cost Hammond $200,000 and take an estimated 60 days to complete.
Cranes and concrete trucks lined the Hammond side of picturesque, tree-lined State Line Road as workers began taking down trees and digging into the ground prior to laying the 8-inch-tall, half-mile long concrete curb.
[...]
Calumet City officials have opposed the project from its inception and formally took a stand against it last July. They and a number of residents on both sides of the state line have said the barrier really is meant to separate an upscale, majority-white Hammond neighborhood from the more racially diverse community next door.
[...]
The two cities are due back in court in about three weeks. The project will cost Hammond $200,000 and take an estimated 60 days to complete.
Edited, Wed Apr 5 17:18:51 2006 by Jophiel
