It's all because the Louisville Southern Indiana Bridges Authority has called a special business meeting for Thursday, September 2 at 9:00 a.m. The venue is Kye's in Jeffersonville. If there is a cash bar at that tender hour, I expect to see it stocked with triple-hopped Miller Lite and non-alcoholic wine. It might be time to unretire the flask.
What's this about?
Read this post from last week at The 'Ville Voice: The Bridges Authority Will Examine 8664.
Exactly how it will be examined is the primary question, but there it is. Also, supposedly there'll be discussion of the scaled-down Mississippi River bridges project in St. Louis.
The expectation after a discussion yesterday at my Facebook page, one in which not a single comment was deleted, is that the Bridges Authority will seek to soft-pedal tolling as early as possible, thus permitting previously reticent politicians to don their "S" capes and take credit for the historic compromise. As Karen wrote:
I'm waiting for them to walk back tolls to 50 cents per crossing, act like they're doing us a favor over it, then sit back and watch as the sheep breathe a collective sigh of relief saying, "Well good, at least it isn't $3 per crossing!"Indeed. By the way, it's Day 11 of the Ed Clere Viewpoint on Tolling Watch, and the forecast is for continued pea soup fog.
You think any of the Authority folks are burning vacation time to be there? Or are they just going to call in sick?
ReplyDeleteMy letter to the Tribune has been submitted. The one line I didn't fit in my 400 words was "If tolling is the answer, we're asking the wrong questions." I hope it's published, and I hope it's published in a timely enough fashion that if/when they do walk the toll amount back on Thurs, my letter mentioning the possibility will warn people that it's all just a manipulation.
ReplyDelete8664 and MS Bridges are, as far as I know, going to be covered at the October 7 meeting. I have seen the September 2 agenda, and these items aren't on there.
ReplyDeleteStill, there's a public comments period, and so, this is very useful to attend.