tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post2181959985540549576..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: MDX: Justifying the highway to abyss, or, unlocking wealth for a few ... by gimleteyeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-65054174319371598052013-04-11T14:29:48.464-04:002013-04-11T14:29:48.464-04:00You have 3 minutes to address The Board
With any c...You have 3 minutes to address The Board<br />With any concerns you want to report.<br />Too much Toll Money spent on trees!<br />And what about those Maintenance Fees?!<br />They’ll say that’s included in their Budget,<br />And then Raise Toll Rates to Fund New Projects!<br />MDX has your Future all Planned,<br />The 836 they want to Expand!<br />Westward to the Agricultural Land,<br />Urban Pat Milonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-22483617109779287702013-03-12T20:34:52.136-04:002013-03-12T20:34:52.136-04:00Starve the beast, folks. It's an old Republica...Starve the beast, folks. It's an old Republican trick that you might enjoy. <br /><br />Sign the petition at www.rollbacktolls.com. It's just Phase 1 of an education campaign to connect people's anger to their brain to their toll bills. Phase 2 will have more teeth in it. We promise.<br /><br /><br /><br />@JaneMiaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-72219748756794812682013-03-12T10:17:38.698-04:002013-03-12T10:17:38.698-04:00We prosecute the crack dealers. We prosecutors to...We prosecute the crack dealers. We prosecutors to look into your statement that profits 'secure political patronage.'<br />Problem is that those prosecuting have also been secured.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-61786331914442305922013-03-12T09:58:46.278-04:002013-03-12T09:58:46.278-04:00I agree with the premise that the Democrats, if th...I agree with the premise that the Democrats, if they were in power, would look for the same form of leverage ... it is what happened through the Homestead Air Base fiasco, Penelas and Bob Graham in the background. This is old history, but it deserves re-telling, too. The reason I single out the GOP is that it IS controlling the levers of power in the county and state. The principals ARE in Gimleteyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730237496093952571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-42120328610082568782013-03-12T09:23:47.288-04:002013-03-12T09:23:47.288-04:00http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matt...http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/matter.asp?matter=130271&file=true&yearFolder=Y2013<br /><br />Juan Zapata wants a "public works trust fund" of public/private funds in his District, which happens to be where this MDX plan runs through. How convenient!<br /><br />Pamela GrayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-79128231889559216702013-03-12T08:42:19.198-04:002013-03-12T08:42:19.198-04:00Well written but it is not only the G.O.P., it is ...Well written but it is not only the G.O.P., it is all politicians in office who pose a threat to the farming lands. Yes the the state power has been with the republicans but if not for the local level politicians of both parties these schemes would not be possible. $6.9 million for a study? Really? With tight budgets and needs everywhere, the enablers are both parties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com