Transportation and Driving

Re: 2011 Senate Bill 410 (Create “DRIC/NITC” bridge authority )

nicolae — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:01:27 GMT

I think they always will find new ways to put us pay new taxes.I was searching for new tail lights for my car and I found this information.I don`t think it`s right to pay for a bridge even if we don`t use it.

Re: 2011 Senate Bill 410 (Create “DRIC/NITC” bridge authority )

drbrad — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:12:07 GMT

Actually, the word is illegals ...

Technically, Michigan would have no money into the bridge. Canada is loaning the $500M to the bridge authority, not the state of Michigan. The authority, which has no financial affiliation to the authority is on the hook for the loan. Further, the $150M/year in tolls that the current (and delapidated) bridge collects, even at 50% would be adequate to pay the new bridge off with profit for the state.

The Bridge company has turned a major piece of Windsor into a slum, violating Canadian law multiple times. They have violated Michigan law on multiple occurrances, which is why the entrance ramps to the structure are blocked (they did not pay their bills to Michigan, so the state blocked the entry ramps).

Further, the bridge company, illegally stole land from Detroit. The court, and appelate court have ordered them to return the land they stole. There is only one small problem, they built a duty-free shop on it.

With the money going to the authority, Mighigan can get an additional $500M in money to fix other parts of the failing state infrastructure.

If private enterprise is so great for infrastructure, Why are the railroads dying such a miserable death? Why not turn all the roads into toll roads and sell them to private companies? We would never sell the bridge over the Rouge river on I-75. The problem here is that because there is another country involved and people are afraid to work for a joint common good. Canada will benefit and Mighigan will both directly and indirectly benefit.

I am sorry, but DRIC makes great fiscal sense for the future of Detroit, Michigan, and Ontario.

--BWS

Re: 2011 Senate Bill 410 (Create “DRIC/NITC” bridge authority )

larenne2001 — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:54:36 GMT

This is a waste of money. It just gives us another place to guard for elligales

Re: 2011 Senate Bill 410 (Create “DRIC/NITC” bridge authority )

changeagent — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:13:50 GMT

I just can't be convinced that spending billions in tax dollars vs. letting a company that knows how to run bridges build another bridge at no cost to the taxpayers, is a good thing.

Re: 2011 Senate Bill 410 (Create “DRIC/NITC” bridge authority )

pepperpete1 — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:23:52 GMT

Another government agency means bigger government which means more inefficiency and it will cost more money. Let the private company that has bid the job do it themselves without involving government to make more regulations and rules.

Re: 2011 Senate Bill 410 (Create “DRIC/NITC” bridge authority )

StopThe Crap — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:46:03 GMT

I think that we should start allowing people to volunteer to pay for things like this.

A person would either want to do this, therefore, they would pay a percentage to cover it; or they don't want it, so they don't contribute anything.

I never use the bridge or tunnel, so I don't think we need to build another one with "my share" of taxes. Those of you who want it can pay for it yourselves!

2011 Senate Bill 410 (Create “DRIC/NITC” bridge authority )

Votes Admin — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 05:00:00 GMT

Introduced in the Senate on June 7, 2011

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