Wednesday, June 11, 2008
News Perdue to make "transportation announcement" tomorrow
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 7:30 PM
The AJC is reporting Gov. Sonny Perdue will make an announcement about transportation tomorrow that may hint at support for commuter rail.
If that's the case, look toward the sky — porcine creatures, propelled by their methane and guided by those cute little tails, will be soaring gracefully alongside jet-fuel gobblin' Delta planes.
From the AJC:
In vague outlines to the board, the governor expressed support for commuter rail and for considering funding options such as privately-built toll roads.The governor said he supports measures to increase spending for transportation. Two measures — restoring a portion of the gas tax that now goes to the general fund and returning some bond debt service to general fund — could produce as much as $400 million a year, DOT officials said.
UPDATE: This baby's got a name! IT3 -- Investing In Tomorrow's Transportation Today.
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Why do I get the feeling that Sonny is more likely to advocate a return to mule transport and ancient Indian trails before he endorses a commuter rail plan?
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Still waiting on Sonny's transportation announcement. I wonder if he's scribbling it down on notebook paper with a crayon.
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