TxDOT's Tuesday "Open House": Bring your own chairs

TxDOT has promised community input on the tolling of Oak Hill at the Y since August of 2004. Instead of scheduling a meeting last year, they waited. They also chose to not have a sit down meeting where the community can learn from each others questions and answers. Instead, they chose a divide and conquer approach by scheduling an "open house". They scheduled this meeting late in the game so our input cannot possibly be used in changing the plan.

Months ago, in this paper, TxDOT's John Hurt told a gazette reporter that it was too late for any input to make a difference.

Bob Daigh says the $76 million of funding in the Oak Hill Y project is not used in the tolls. He also stated the William Cannon Bridge at MoPAC was not already funded. But we know the truth. Remember this fact: No city in the country has EVER shifted freeways to tollways, added capacity or not. EVER.

Stubborn elected official like mayor Will Wynn continue to ignore the public and support a Toll Lobby plan that will triple our traffic congestion in Austin.

Enough is enough. These people are supposed to work for us.

It looks like TxDOT will not provide chairs, so bring your own. Let's go to this "sham" of an open house and be heard.

TxDOT Open House
Tuesday, June 7th 11:00am - 7:00pm
ACC Pinnacle building, 10th floor
WE STRONGLY SUGGEST that everyone shows up at 6PM.
We'll be there. Come on over to our table and help take back what is ours.

It's our city, our tax dollars, our roads. It's time to stop this Highway Robbery.

See you Tuesday at 6:00pm,
Sal Costello
Founder of http://www.AustinTollParty.com