Toll bridge disaster
Main Steet now affectionately known as Ghost Town
Email dated 11 March 2009
I am looking forward to our next informal meeting tomorrow to discuss action our local residents and merchants can take to avoid and petition the proposed Crosstown Expressway Extension at Gandy. I copied and attached to this email an old article referring the railroad south of Gandy and its potential for a tollway back in 1987. Also attached to this email for your review is the formal presentation for the extension now featured on the THEA website. I believe this proposal will be the end for any business that currently enjoys drive-by and walk-in customers from the Gandy roadway. Tomorrow Mikael and I are meeting with Al Steenson of the Gandy Civic Association to discuss and plan our objections.
The THEA Community Advisory Board was selected by the Hillsborough Crosstown Expressway Authority for the sole purpose of viewing and discussing plans for a toll road. The final Advisory Board meeting is scheduled for April. By then, if no public objections are noticed, the toll road could become reality! We need help.
Because Mikael of Scan Design serves on the Advisory Board, he was forwarded the following email correspondence that originated from me. This email includes FOR YOUR FILES AND RECORDS the email addresses for those individuals who serve on this advisory board. It is imperative our voices are heard! See you all tomorrow and I hope you can bring more signatures for our petitions!
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