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From: "Tom Bazan" <tbazan@houston.rr.com>
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Subject: METRORAIL
Accident #40
Date: Sat, 15 May 2004
17:03:04 -0500
When will the
City Fathers acknowledge that METRO, after using our tax
money against us to fight all the way to the Texas Supreme Court
so as to disenfranchise voters, has squandered 1/2-billion
dollars in precious taxpayer funds on the demented "Demolition
Derby" on Main Street?
After all the
taxpayer cash which has been spent on our Transit "Backbone" there
are still accidents, and they are certain to continue to occur
in the future.
The lunacy
of the METRO position is being tolerated as no leader wants to
suffer criticism from the pro-rail media.
METRO seems
to ignore the fact that Houston is certain to earn the dubious
distinction of becoming the "Light Rail"
accident capital in the world.
The average
citizen now understands that it was "STUPID" to
build any system that subjects $6-million trams to
be halted after colliding with cars. We all are affected in
some way each time this expensive transit system is
interrupted. These> accidents are wasting the very same precious
time METRO officials touted the tram system would save
Houstonians by decreasing congestion.
The traffic
lights now change RED in all directions a full 15 seconds before
the tram reaches the intersection. This accommodation for METRO
has driven up the frustration level of folks who must enter the
corridor.
What is sad
is that METRORail will only become a hungrier "Alligator"
relentlessly gobbling larger portions of precious taxpayer subsidies.
Many of us
just want our Main Street back. We have now witnessed the danger
of allowing unelected, unaccountable central planners access
to a continuous stream of sales tax money to squander as they
please.
The Houston
City Fathers had enough "light rail" before, several
decades back, and correctly favored cars over vehicles which
are tethered to a wire.
People will
no more give up their cars to be forced on the tram than they
would give up their cell phones to use hardwired pay
telephones.
Tom Bazan
P.O. Box 2786
Houston, TX 77252
832.673.0018
BAZAN, a long-time
real estate broker, appraiser and environmental consultant, is
the Independent Candidate for the 18th Congressional District
of Texas, running to replace Sheila Jackson-Lee
www.BazanForCongress.com
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