tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post3233180602069925411..comments2024-03-25T13:42:25.771-05:00Comments on Advance Indianaâ„¢: WRTV Story About Lack Of Funding For State Roads Morphs Into Push For Commuter Tax To Benefit IndianapolisGary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-26246799724509697882014-12-18T19:57:16.541-05:002014-12-18T19:57:16.541-05:00Here is my thoughts on this..first off , I commute...Here is my thoughts on this..first off , I commute from far-northeast side..<br />1. Interstates and state highways (INDOT) I feel all the over priced corrupt I-69 has had a huge drain that effects all other roads.<br />2. I 65 thru downtown split is unreal and has been for 2 years now.<br />3. The bid rigging on road work rivals and far exceeds the concrete-gate we had a few years back.<br />3. City roads (DPW) total destruction on highly travel Fall creek pkwy on both sides from Capital to Delaware.<br />16th street by the hospitals thru MLK and then down to 11th street looks like IED path in Iraq,,( I was there).<br />That is just a couple examples of hundreds..<br /><br />my solution:<br />A)Indy is massive trucking - distribution hub. Charge excessive road us fees/tax on the trucking industry. vs commuter tax. (interstates and most of the traffic backups and crashes are semis.) I 69 south in evening rush looks like a Mexican boarder crossing with the volume and congestion of semi's.<br />B)Indy and INDOT must have policy (mybe they do) and enforce and hold accountable all the contractors for curb cuts,utility cuts and such...everywhere this has been done has turned into a rough to destroyed patch. No reason we should not make them repair to the level of quality of the resurfaced road etc..and followup for next 6 months to ensure it is not a crap job.<br /> Obviously they are in bed with the contractors to much to crack down on blatant inferior work.<br /><br />That is my simple thoughts<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-43674010340953838512014-12-16T09:43:22.958-05:002014-12-16T09:43:22.958-05:00"Why is a person who has zero experience in t..."Why is a person who has zero experience in the private sector running the chamber of commerce?"<br /><br />This is typical, that local chamber staff (in most Indiana communities)have virtually no experience running/managing a real business. That's why they support increased taxation, regulations, subsidies, special deals, and crony capitalism. These people [chamber executives] are, in their hearts, faithful government statists. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-43004248603868586342014-12-15T23:07:17.646-05:002014-12-15T23:07:17.646-05:00"The population of Indianapolis grows per day..."The population of Indianapolis grows per day a net of 150,000 residents. And we've never really had a real revenue stream to pay for that increase in population,"<br /><br />So don't pay for it, and those people can dine and shop somewhere else.<br /><br />I didn't know I was a burden on you by coming to downtown. Now that I do, I won't trouble you with my presence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-80297165772021627812014-12-15T23:06:35.822-05:002014-12-15T23:06:35.822-05:00I read the article on their website a few hours ea...I read the article on their website a few hours earlier and through the exact same thing - the commuter tax has absolutely nothing to do with state highway funding. Is there motive to tie in the commuter tax, or is the reporter just that bad? <br /><br />Why is a person who has zero experience in the private sector running the chamber of commerce? What a slap in the face for their membership. Unless the membership is in full support of the chamber's true mission to just be paid mouthpieces for the Ballard administration. <br /><br />INDOT is nearly out of money for a few reasons:<br />1. Ever increasing debt service thanks to borrowing against future gas tax revenues to pay for major highway jobs like I-69 and US 31. More debt service equals less money to resurface roads and replace bridges!<br />2. The Major Moves slush fund is nearly dry. The well-connected engineering and construction firms who feed at the trough of road construction have grown accustom to greater levels of spending over the last decade and thus demand more and bigger projects to keep the money flowing. Beware the military industrial complex - I mean the road construction industrial complex! <br />3. The state has lax standards on asphalt. Roads fall apart faster and as a result they need to be resurfaced more often - which means more asphalt sold and more projects for the firms previously mentioned. <br />4. As the article stated, gas tax revenues have not nearly kept pace with costs for maintaining roads and bridges. The article did suggest people are driving less, which leads me to think there should be a corresponding reduction in demand for new roads and maintenance on existing roads. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-75826781614134336782014-12-15T22:36:35.882-05:002014-12-15T22:36:35.882-05:00Her views for dues posed as "news," are ...Her views for dues posed as "news," are condiment quality; more flavor distraction than nutritive value...<br /><br />If a tree fell in the woods, was turned into pulp & then copy which she read on air but no one could make sense of it- was it news?Pete Boggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12948800585492289789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-21206973592067408092014-12-15T20:52:53.214-05:002014-12-15T20:52:53.214-05:00Ugh, Katie Heinz. Please bring back Norman Cox wh...Ugh, Katie Heinz. Please bring back Norman Cox who was a real reporter.Paul K. 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