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Wasting Money
By Robert McRoberts
February 27, 2006
Monday PM
Congressman Don Young doesn't get it. He keeps pushing his comments
out but he does not listen. But then again I listen and don't
understand. I do however know how many people drive up and down
our highways here in Ketchikan. We will always do that more than
we will drive over your bridge. For years now we have been waiting
for South Tongass highway to get better. We just keep seeing
it pushed back. People living out north will feel the same way
about this. These are high traffic areas - stores, gas stations
and other business. We can not even let our children close to
the roads on their bikes or walking. The ditches keep getting
deeper and our shoulders skinnier. Kids get hit by cars. School
busses and big trucks are doing all they can to stay on the road.
It's like running the Baja 500 race track - all the bumps and
dips. Then your boys tear up Tongass Ave. in town and leave it
that way all winter - boy are we glad for global warming! If
it had bee a tough winter, there would not of been too many snowplows
left. Your bridge is more important than these projects. Our
viaduct should be torn out now and replaced while this dock stuff
goes on so when it's done it's all over - we move on. We'll have
wider side walks and better parking.
I for one would rather see
these projects done than worry about making a bigger mess and
more bad roads. Get me off the island - but I want to go the
other way driving to Wrangell or the lower 48. Wow! We would
not have to depend on the ferry with less riders and greater
cost.
I can see that the general
population is getting tired of this hard headed Republican stance
on wasting money. We do not need a gas pipeline but we do need
a railroad that can deliver the natural gas anywhere in North
America rather than one outlet. In talking bad about Republicans,
I am not a Democrat - I am third party, the one that can stay
in the middle with no ties, too bad there aren't more, maybe
we could enjoy life.
Robert McRoberts
Ketchikan, AK - USA
About: Robert McRoberts moved to
Ketchikan at the age of 9. He has been involved with logging
and construction.
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