"Many residents from our area are angry that the corridor may be coming through our area and they don’t seem to know how to stop it."
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
July 28, 2006
Stephenville Empire-Tribune
Copyright 2006
Dear Editor,
I have been following the Trans Texas Corridor (TTC) closely. I went to the Clifton meeting and heard about what went on at the Waco meeting. I know that many residents from our area are angry that the corridor may be coming through our area and they don’t seem to know how to stop it.
I think the way to stop it is by voting. If you don’t vote, you cannot blame the government for what they do. Elections are coming up this fall; do you know where the candidates stand on the TTC? If you vote for any incumbent, they have already approved the TTC, and will not decide to end it now.
As for the governor’s race, there are four candidates. Rick Perry, the current Republican governor, is obviously pro-TTC. Chris Bell, the Democratic candidate, is against building the TTC both because land will be taken from Texans and because taxes pay for construction of the road, but yet we would still have to pay tolls (to a Spanish company) when driving on it. Carol Keton Strayhorn is against the TTC, but has mentioned creating something like it by expanding I-35 out and up into a double-decker highway. Kinky Friedman opposes the TTC because land should not be taken from Texans and because it relies on tolls to finance its construction.
No matter what your opinion about the TTC is, you need to vote for the candidate you believe will do the best for Texas and Texans in the future. Pro-TTC or Anti-TTC, it doesn’t matter, just know what your gubernatorial candidates stand for and vote for the one you want to represent Texans.
Ashley Stricklin, Stephenville
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July 28, 2006
Stephenville Empire-Tribune
Copyright 2006
Dear Editor,
I have been following the Trans Texas Corridor (TTC) closely. I went to the Clifton meeting and heard about what went on at the Waco meeting. I know that many residents from our area are angry that the corridor may be coming through our area and they don’t seem to know how to stop it.
I think the way to stop it is by voting. If you don’t vote, you cannot blame the government for what they do. Elections are coming up this fall; do you know where the candidates stand on the TTC? If you vote for any incumbent, they have already approved the TTC, and will not decide to end it now.
As for the governor’s race, there are four candidates. Rick Perry, the current Republican governor, is obviously pro-TTC. Chris Bell, the Democratic candidate, is against building the TTC both because land will be taken from Texans and because taxes pay for construction of the road, but yet we would still have to pay tolls (to a Spanish company) when driving on it. Carol Keton Strayhorn is against the TTC, but has mentioned creating something like it by expanding I-35 out and up into a double-decker highway. Kinky Friedman opposes the TTC because land should not be taken from Texans and because it relies on tolls to finance its construction.
No matter what your opinion about the TTC is, you need to vote for the candidate you believe will do the best for Texas and Texans in the future. Pro-TTC or Anti-TTC, it doesn’t matter, just know what your gubernatorial candidates stand for and vote for the one you want to represent Texans.
Ashley Stricklin, Stephenville
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posted by Porkus Maximus Tex: at Friday, July 28, 2006
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