Senator John J. Carona “Walking Tall” on TxDOT!San Antonio Express Pat Driscoll, in his informative "Move It" blog, writes about how Sen. Carona is using TxDOT as Punching Bag. Sadly, the Austin American Statesman, who endorsed Phase II tolls in 2004, no longer seeks toll opponent views in it's articles, and they have failed to print ANY anti-toll "letters to the editor" since the toll roads have gone live. Is the Statesman now part of the problem?
The article states:
"When Amadeo Saenz, a top honcho at the Texas Department of Transportation, made a proposal two months ago to the Senate transportation and business committees to revamp utility relocation fees, he suddenly turned into a punching bag.Audio Excerpts from Carona "Walking Tall" in the Nov, 9, 2006 meeting - at 2:07 mark:
But Carona, a Dallas Republican who filed bills to index the gas tax to inflation and stop non-compete agreements that restrict improvements to free roads as a way to foster a market for toll roads, was sympathetic.
He told Saenz, who remained calm and respectful, that it's not his fault when his bosses are sometimes arrogant, uncooperative and even a bit rogue."
"My concern is that this kind of arrogant and uncooperative attitude seems to be growing at TxDOT. I hear a level of complaints and a higher volume than at any point in my near 19 years now in the Legislature."
"I do think some of it has to do with the current makeup at the commission over there and the operating practices that go on over there."
"That attitude's going to have to soften and you all are going to have to become a more cooperative agency."
"I think you're a good agency but the public perception is that things have changed in an unfriendly fashion over there or a high-handed fashion and I think that we owe it to all of these people who come before this group today to try to do better than that."
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