"Suddenly all these gas taxes we are paying seem to be disappearing."
Toll road concerns
March 23, 2006
The Cameron Herald
Copyright 2006
Dear Milam County Citizens,
Do you recall a few months ago reading an article in which State Representative, Mike Krusee, Chairman of the House Transportation Committee (and according to the Star Telegram, one of six Texas representatives issued a subpoena investigating accusations of illegal fundraising), made statements telling Milam county not to worry because the Trans Texas Corridor was not going to run through Milam County? I read it in a local newspaper, and I wondered at the time how he knew this when the proposed route had not been decided on or approved by Washington yet.
But, have you heard that Milam may just have a brand new toll road of its own, anyway?
Suddenly all these gas taxes we are paying seem to be disappearing. They are no longer enough to fund roads for Texas, so we must still pay gas taxes, but pay tolls, too.
And please ask yourself, even if we are assured that this one is only for transportation, unlike the TTC which will allow ancillary enterprises for profit within its route, how long before some new bill out of Austin suddenly allows for extra eminent domain seizure for more property for necessary additions along the roadway?
And think about the Dubai Port Deal, which thankfully seems to have fallen through. The Trans Texas Corridor (perhaps connecting to the Milam toll road at some point in the future) would be like one long port running from a foreign border all the way through our state, built, operated and controlled by a foreign company. Do we know who all their stockholders might be, or what controls would be used to prevent terrorists and/or their supplies and equipment from easily entering into and crossing our whole state?
Please, citizens, start hollering like the national crowd did. It got results swiftly, and so can we! Let's demand a safe Texas, for Texans, by demanding our elected representatives be honest and vote their constituents wishes, not their own political agendas.
Margaret Green
Buckholts
© 2006 The Cameron Herald www.cameronherald.com
March 23, 2006
The Cameron Herald
Copyright 2006
Dear Milam County Citizens,
Do you recall a few months ago reading an article in which State Representative, Mike Krusee, Chairman of the House Transportation Committee (and according to the Star Telegram, one of six Texas representatives issued a subpoena investigating accusations of illegal fundraising), made statements telling Milam county not to worry because the Trans Texas Corridor was not going to run through Milam County? I read it in a local newspaper, and I wondered at the time how he knew this when the proposed route had not been decided on or approved by Washington yet.
But, have you heard that Milam may just have a brand new toll road of its own, anyway?
Suddenly all these gas taxes we are paying seem to be disappearing. They are no longer enough to fund roads for Texas, so we must still pay gas taxes, but pay tolls, too.
And please ask yourself, even if we are assured that this one is only for transportation, unlike the TTC which will allow ancillary enterprises for profit within its route, how long before some new bill out of Austin suddenly allows for extra eminent domain seizure for more property for necessary additions along the roadway?
And think about the Dubai Port Deal, which thankfully seems to have fallen through. The Trans Texas Corridor (perhaps connecting to the Milam toll road at some point in the future) would be like one long port running from a foreign border all the way through our state, built, operated and controlled by a foreign company. Do we know who all their stockholders might be, or what controls would be used to prevent terrorists and/or their supplies and equipment from easily entering into and crossing our whole state?
Please, citizens, start hollering like the national crowd did. It got results swiftly, and so can we! Let's demand a safe Texas, for Texans, by demanding our elected representatives be honest and vote their constituents wishes, not their own political agendas.
Margaret Green
Buckholts
© 2006 The Cameron Herald
posted by Porkus Maximus Tex: at Thursday, March 23, 2006
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