MPO Meeting regarding ROEBUCK ROAD

We know there is an election coming, not because of the political signs or the newspaper articles or the pasty smiles on some folk's faces.

It is the time when the elected officials, especially those who are up for re-election, hold meting after meeting, to discuss issues which should have this much attention constanly until it gets resolved, and long before this season of politics.

Such is the case of Roebuck Road.

Its been over 11 years that Roebuck Road’s imminent existence became an issue.
... 5 years that this administration has vowed to stop the project.
...1 year since the County funded the construction, which is now in its "design phase".
...1 month since my suggestion in my blog that this needs to be taken to the state level.
...2 weeks since Al Vazquez suggested that environmental agencies be brought into the fight to stop it.
...5 days since the administration arranged another hasty Riverwalk meeting to "talk about solutions"
...24 hours since the Metropolitan Planning Organization met yesterday and rejected the City’s request for an environmental study (NOT AN ASSESSMENT)

To quote the chairperson of the MPO at the end of the meeting :
"We can put this to rest for another month."

Time is a wasting...

We have under 24 months to put the brakes on this road which will fragmentize the ecology, place our water supply in danger, and proceed to get built in much the same fashion as City Center... against the will of the majority for the political expediency of those in office with the money of the taxpayers and the future of our environment hanging in the balance.

Think about the logic:
$43 MILLION DOLLARS is the projected cost for
3 MILES of asphalt,

most of those funds are to address the environmental impact of putting asphalt next to our water supply. No discussion of alternatives, no talk about mass transit options, just more spending and bad decisions.

Are we missing something here?

I don’t think we are.

Its politics as usual with the same politicians getting re-elected so they can continue the cycle of one bad decision (a reliever road) to cover their past bad decisions (lack of managed growth).

So ladies and gentleman, if you like the government you have,
re-elect the incumbants...

If not, there are other choices on your ballot.