Lest we forget, the fight against bridge tolls, described as some area politicos as the "wave of the future," and by others (me) as an involuntary tax on Hoosiers workers and commuters, continues unabated.
Just because the oligarchs "exempted" the Sherman Minton from the onerous burden of tolls, we neither should trust them nor cease the struggle on behalf of our brethren in Clark County. In his blog, Curt Morrison illuminates the Tolling Authority's meeting tomorrow.
Bridges Authority Meeting: Just stand up and heckle
Wednesday, March 30, 10:30 AM - Bridges Authority Meeting (at) Sheraton Louisville Riverside Hotel, Second Floor Ballroom, 700 W. Riverside Dr., Jeffersonville, Indiana
They're calling it a committee meeting but typically the Authority has rubber stamped everything to occur in a committee meeting, so public attendance is encouraged, by me it is at least. And Say No to Bridge Tolls. The Bridges Authority on the other hand, has a history of not having the audio right, turning the chairs away from the public, and well, the public isn't even on the agenda.
Be nice if they offered time for public comment. Also would be nice if they would hold more meetings when most of the citizens aren't at work!
ReplyDeleteVetteman, yes I realize that not everyone works from 8-5. As a conservative estimate, probably 66.6% of workers do. So, 2/3 of the meetings ought to be held to accommodate them. I'll bet that well under 10% have been held outside of those hours. Just another example of the big shots not giving a damn about the peons.
Both the ORBP and NA parking garage boondoggles point directly to the anachronistic futility of relying on single occupancy vehicles for future development.
ReplyDeleteThere's no doubt that other, more viable transit solutions will eventually be implemented here. It's just a question of how much damage the crusty old oligarchs and their acolytes will do before then.
It would be nice if the next fifty years could be spent enjoying and expanding upon their legacy instead of trying to recover from it.
The next 50 will be spend remediating the last 150 years of ecological destruction. The flooding will get worse, the water less drinkable. That is a legacy everyone gets to share in equally. If the sewers don't flush and the water is bad, it's a third world country and what else matters?
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