This morning, I was amusing myself at the Ohio River Bridges Project web site, especially the page devoted to "Public Involvement."
Check the lists below for representation from New Albany and Floyd County. You won't find any, unless you wish to count One Southern Indiana; if you do, you may well be delusional.
And yet, the bi-state authority considers tolling the Sherman Minton Bridge?
I hope I'm not comparing apples and oranges, but how can our City Hall indicate support for a project that does not include public involvement from New Albany? And yes, before you ask, the New Albany mayor's office is listed as a member of the Build the Bridges coalition.
Isn't the next logical step following the city council's stirring resolution supporting bridges project sanity and an end to toll talk for Mayor Doug England to join the legislative body in a statement of principle?
Does anyone know Develop New Albany's position?
Enjoy the lists.
Section 3: Downtown Indiana Area Advisory Team
City of Jeffersonville
Clark County Fire Chief Association
Clarksville Community School Corp.
Clarksville Parks Department
Clarksville Town Council
Jeffersonville Main Street, Inc.
Jeffersonville Redevelopment Commission
Riverside Neighborhood Association
Rose Hill Neighborhood
Southern Indiana Realtors Association
Southern Indiana Transit Advisory Group (SITAG)
Regional Advisory Committee (The RAC last met in October, 2006)
African American Heritage Foundation
Air Pollution Control District
City of Jeffersonville
Clark-Floyd Counties Convention & Tourism Bureau
Clark County Commissioners
Clark County Emergency Management
Clark County Planning, Zoning & Bldg. Commission
Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation
Community Leadership Alliance
Greater Louisville Inc.
Hoosier Environmental Council
Indiana Motor Truck Association
Jefferson County Public Schools
Jeffersonville Parks Department
Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency
Kentuckians for Better Transportation
Kentucky Homebuilders Association
Kentucky Minority Business Council
Kentucky Motor Transport Association, Inc.
Kentucky Resources Council
Kentucky Waterways Alliance
Knob & Valley Audubon Society
Louisville Association of Realtors
Louisville Audubon Society
Louisville Bicycle Club
Louisville Central Labor Council
Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau
Louisville Enterprise Group
Louisville Metro Emergency Management
Louisville Metro Government Mayor's Office
Louisville Metro Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD)
Louisville Metro Parks
Louisville Metro Planning Commission
Louisville Metro Planning & Design Services
Louisville Metro Public Works Department
Louisville Regional Airport Authority
Louisville Sailing Club
Louisville Urban League
Ohio River Greenway Commission
One Southern Indiana
Regional Leadership Coalition
River Fields, Inc.
Sierra Club
South Central Indiana Central Labor Council
Transit Authority of River City
As of Sunday, the mayor had still not signed the council resolution. I would be interested to know if he has done so.
ReplyDeleteDon't expect an answer right away. Takes time to come up with a Power Point presentation. Especially when you have to "invent" things to put in it.
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