PRESS ADVISORY/REQUEST FOR COVERAGE
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
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CONTACT:
Terri Hall,
Founder/Director,
TURF & Texans for Toll-free Highways
PHONE: (210) 275-0640, EMAIL: terri@texasturf.org and terri@tollfreehighways.com
WEB: www.TexasTURF.org
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Wolff to reaffirm tolls for 281, I-10
Despite promises to turn toll lanes back to free lanes with new funding
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( San Antonio, TX) Tuesday, Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff will bring a resolution ( Item #69) before the Bexar County Commissioners Court to reaffirm what's been dubbed the $825 million 'Super Toll Plan' for toll lanes on US 281, I-10, and Loop 1604. The timing of the move raises questions since an additional $1 billion in non-toll road funding from Prop 1 as well as $1.2 billion (from ending gas tax diversions) is on the way.
WHO: Bexar County Commissioners
WHAT: Resolution to reaffirm $825 million toll plan for US 281, I-10, & Loop 1604. Agenda Item #69 on Commissioners Court Agenda WHEN: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 after 1:30 PM
(SPECIAL NOTE: TURF & TTH Director Terri Hall will testify during 'Citizens to be Heard' shortly after the court reconvenes at 1:30 PM)
WHERE: Double-Height Courtroom, 100 Dolorosa, Suite 2.01 (second floor), San Antonio, TX
Highways in 'Super Toll' Plan:
US 281 (from Loop 1604 to Bexar County line)
Loop 1604 (from Bandera Rd to I-35)
I-10 (from Loop 1604 to Boerne)
Suspicious timing
Former Governor Rick Perry's Transportation Commission Chairman Ted Houghton is being replaced in just a few short weeks by an appointee of incoming Governor Greg Abbott who campaigned against toll roads. Houghton and Perry have made it their mission to impose tolls all over Bexar County, and they've been unsuccessful due to citizen resistance.
"With this resolution, the Commissioners are attempting to thwart the efforts by Governor Greg Abbott, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (both of whom campaigned against toll roads), and the Texas legislature to fix the road funding shortfall without more tolls, and hence get Bexar County freeways fixed toll-free as promised," notes Terri Hall, Founder/Director of TURF and Texans for Toll-free Highway, emphasizing the suspicious timing of the resolution.
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 TURF is a non-partisan, grassroots, all-volunteer group defending citizens' concerns with toll road policy, public private partnerships, and eminent domain abuse. TURF promotes pro-taxpayer, pro-freedom, & non-toll transportation solutions. For more information or to support the work of TURF, please visit www.TexasTURF.org. |  Texans for Toll-free Highways is a non-partisan political action committee also working to keep our highways toll-free. For more information or to support the work of TTH, please visit www.TollfreeHighways.com.
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