25.08.2013
The dates of public discussions in Rapla County have been specified!
The Harju, Rapla and Pärnu county governments announce that the baselines for the county plans for the Rail Baltic railway route corridor and the strategic environmental impact assessment (SEA) program have been completed.
The aim of the plans is to find the most suitable location for the planned RailBaltic railway route corridor. To this end, different route corridor location options are compared and the impacts of the railway construction on the human and natural environment are analyzed. According to the SEA program, the activities planned in the plans have a transboundary environmental impact. The basis for the preparation of county plans is the Planning Act. The initiator of the county plans is the Government of the Republic (Order No. 173 of 12.04.2012) and the adopters are the county governors of Harju, Rapla and Pärnu. The organizers of the preparation of the county plans are the county governments (Harju County Government Roosikrantsi 12, 15077 Tallinn; Rapla County Government Tallinna mnt 14, Rapla, 79513 and Pärnu County Government Akadeemia 2, 80088 Pärnu) and the compiler and the performer of the strategic environmental impact assessment of the plan is OÜ Hendrikson&Ko (Raekoja Plats 8, 51004 Tartu).
The planning baselines describe the nature of the planned railway, provide an overview of the planned route corridor, and describe the planning schedule and opportunities for participation in the planning process. Similarly, the SEA program is a basic document for the further implementation of the SEA, describing the areas of impact that need to be analyzed.
A reference plan with route corridor options has been attached to the documents, the analysis and comparison of which will begin in October.
Public displays of the baselines and the SEA program will take place from September 2 to 30. The materials are available on this portal www.railbaltic.info in the “materials” subsection.
The paper version of the documents and the reference plan can also be viewed during working hours at county governments and local governments located in the locations of the route corridor options.
Suggestions for improving the baselines and the SEA program can be submitted to the county governments' postal address and to the e-mail address info@railbaltic.info.
Public discussions of the baselines and SEA program will take place:
1. Maardu City – 01.10.2013 at 13.00 (location – Maardu City Government, Kallasmaa tn 1 Maardu, in the meeting hall);
2. Harju County Government – 01.10.2013 at 18.00 (location – Harju County Government, Roosikrantsi 12 Tallinn, building A, 3rd floor hall) in the part concerning Harju County, including landowners of the city of Tallinn and other interested parties;
3. Saku Rural Municipality – 02.10.2013 at 13.00 (location – Saku Rural Municipality House, Teaduse 1 Saku, 2nd floor large hall);
4. Jõelähtme rural municipality – 02.10.2013 at 18.00 (location – Kostivere Cultural Manor, Mõisa tee 2 Kostivere 74204 Harju County) landowners and other interested parties from Jõelähtme and Raasiku rural municipalities are especially welcome;
5. Kiili Rural Municipality – 03.10.2013 at 13.00 (location – Kiili Rural Municipality Government; Nabala tee 2a, Kiili 75401, II floor, in the meeting room);
6. Rae parish – 03.10.2013 at 18.00 (location Rae Cultural Centre, Aruküla road 9, Jüri hamlet)
7. Kose parish – October 04, 2013 at 16:00 PM (location: Oru Village Center, Oru village)
8. Rapla County Government – 07.10.2013 at 18.00 (location – Rapla County Government, Tallinna mnt 14, Rapla) in the part concerning Rapla County, including Rapla Rural Municipality landowners and other interested parties;
9. Kehtna parish – 08.10.2013 at 18.00 (location: Kehtna Primary School, 2nd floor hall, Staadioni 16, Kehtna) landowners and other interested parties from Kehtna and Järvakandi parishes are especially welcome;
10. Raikküla rural municipality – 09.10.2013 at 18.00 (location Raikküla rural municipality Leisure Centre (Lipa school), Lipa village);
11. Märjamaa rural municipality – 10.10.2013 at 18:00 (location Valgu Primary School, Valgu village);
12. Kohila rural municipality – 11.10.2013 at 18:00 (location Kohila Gymnasium, School 1, Kohila) landowners and other interested parties from Kohila and Juuru rural municipalities are especially welcome;
13. Vändra parish – 14.10.2013 at 13:00 (location: Pärnjõe school building, Pärnjõe village); landowners and other interested parties from Vändra, Tootis and Tori parishes are especially welcome;
14. Are parish – 14.10.2013 at 18:00 (location: Are parish hall, Pärivere 17, Are hamlet); landowners and other interested parties from Are and Halinga parishes are especially welcome;
15. Surju rural municipality – 15.10.2013 at 13:00 (location Surju community center; Surju village) landowners and other interested parties from Surju, Saarde and Tahkuranna rural municipalities are especially welcome;
16. Sauga rural municipality – 15.10.2013 at 18:00 (location Sauga Open Youth Centre, Põõsalinnu 2, Sauga hamlet) landowners and other interested parties from Sauga and Paikuse rural municipalities and the city of Sindi are especially welcome;
17. Häädemeeste rural municipality – 17.10.2013 at 13:00 (location Häädemeeste Seltsimaja, Suurküla 2) landowners and other interested parties from Häädemeeste and Tahkuranna rural municipalities are especially welcome;
18. Pärnu County Government – 17.10.2013 at 17:00 (location Pärnu County Government, Akadeemia 2, Pärnu city) in the part concerning Pärnu County, including landowners of the city of Pärnu and other interested parties.
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