NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - TEXAS SENATE (Trans-Texas Corridor, PPPs, Toll Roads)

Corridor Watch email | February 8, 2007 | David and Linda Stall

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

February 8, 2007

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - TEXAS SENATE
Transportation & Homeland Security Committee
Senator John Carona, Chairman

Public Hearing on State Policy For:
Toll Roads; Public Private Partnerships; and, The Trans Texas Corridor

8:30 AM – Thursday, March 1, 2007
Capitol Extension Auditorium

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URGENT NOTICE to CorridorWatch.org Members and Others Challenging the Wisdom of the TTC:

We have expended years of effort challenging the TTC and the hard work is starting to payoff. We are getting the attention of those who can make a real change in the direction of the TTC. Now is not the time to let up.

It is extremely important that anyone and everyone who has a concern or issue with toll roads, public private partnerships, and especially the Trans Texas Corridor attend this public hearing and if possible offer personal testimony to the Senate Committee.

This means you, your family, friends, neighbors, and all fellow Texans.

This hearing represents the very first time that our state government has asked for input on the Trans Texas Corridor with the express purpose of actually listening.

Please do not squander this opportunity & privilege. You can't be heard if you don't speak out.

CorridorWatch.org calls on all members to attend this public hearing. Today we have active members in 199 Texas counties. Wouldn't it be great if all 199 of those counties are represented! CorridorWatch leadership, support staff and volunteers will arrive at the auditorium by 8:00am.

While we invite you sign-up to speak, it is not necessary that you do speak. Your presence with a CorridorWatch NO TTC lapel sticker (available free for you that morning) will demonstrate our strength and mutual concern.

We need your support. Senator Carona shares many of our concerns, but other members of his Committee like former Transportation Commissioner, Senator Robert Nichols will need some strong convincing.

Thousands and thousands of our members have asked the question, "what can we do?"

Thursday, March 1st the answer to that question is attend this public hearing.

It may be the single most important thing that you can do this year.

Come to Austin on March 1st and bring as many people with you as possible.

Volunteers are needed to visit legislative offices. CorridorWatch will provide you with all necessary materials, instruction and directions. If you can help us at the Capitol on Thursday, March 1st (and/or Friday, March 2nd), please contact our Legislative Liaison Heidi Ullrich at heidi@corridorwatch.org or by telephone at 512.585.3110.

We know that the hearing is on a workday. We know that you have other personal and business responsibilities. We also know that not everyone who shares our concerns can attend the hearing, even if they want to.

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THE HEARING PLEASE DO FOUR THINGS FOR US:

1. Call your Senator and ask that he or she attend the hearing. Tell your Senator's office that you will be unable to attend the hearing yourself and that you would like to leave your name and share with them your concern about tolls, privatization and the TTC. (get the phone number on-line here: http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/mnuAddress.aspx )

2. Fax a personal letter from yourself to Chairman Carona at 512.463.0097 expressing your concerns about tolls, privatization and/or the TTC; if you do not have access to a fax machine mail your letter as soon as possible to:

The Honorable John Carona
PO Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711-2068.

3. Fax or mail a copy of your letter to Senator Carona to your own State Senator (get contact information on-line here: http://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/mnuAddress.aspx ).

4. Call 512.463.0116 on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, February 26, 27 or 28, and tell Chairman Carona's office that you will be unable to attend the hearing and that you would like to leave your name and express your concern about tolls, privatization and the TTC. Be brief, we don't want to block other callers from reaching their office.

Thank You!

If you can take the day off and invest it in the future of Texas Linda and I look forward to seeing and visiting with you at the Capitol on Thursday, March 1st.

David & Linda Stall
CorridorWatch.org

[wolfcreek]

"What is yours?"


How about the *powers that be*, stepping back and looking at the real causes of this congestion.....overpopulation. At this point, Rick Perry and his band of merry men are willing to sacrifice the rights of current Texans for short term relief and a pocket full of cash. They want to build a highway, do it where it effects the least amount of folks and doesn't destroy valuable, productive lands in the process.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Plus, you don't have to take your shoes off and leave behind all your liquids when entering the highway.

[BaylorDad]

..overpopulation

Duh! And how do you suggest we address overpopulation? It never occurred to me to downsize San Antonio, Austin, Waco, and the greater Dallas area. You can run with the pocket full off cash if you proffer a better solution for all I care.

[wolfcreek]

"And how do you suggest we address overpopulation?"


Alaska only allows a certain number of people to buy land there. Texas should do the same. Getting rid of the 1 or 2 million illegals would certainly make some more room on those freeways.