INC NEWS - East End Connector LEFT OUT of plan (N&O article)

[Caleb Southern]

Thanks, Mike. 

 

I have been informed by Mark Ahrendsen (Durham transportation director) that
the Environmental Impact Statement for the EEC will be done well in time to
start construction before the year 2012. The only thing holding up this road
is the political decision by the state Board of Transportation to delay the
construction funding. 

 

Political decisions can be influenced by us, the public.

 

Please email the NC Board of Transportation (see addresses below) - and urge
them to support the "Durham East End Connector".

 

 

Thanks,

Caleb Southern

 

 

Ps: The East End Connector has been on the books for 46 years. It is the
oldest unfunded highway project in the entire state!  ;-(

 

 

NC Board of Transportation:

 

tdenning at dot.state.nc.us; ltippett at dot.state.nc.us; info at durhamloop.org;
stan at outerbanksrentals.com; 

mblount3 at theblountlawfirm.com;
cam at becajun.com;Lanny73763 at aol.com;tbetts at centura.com; kenspaul at gte.net; 

napro1 at earthlink.net; dmcamp at bizec.rr.com; dgalyon at gfd.com;
GRK at sbldrsinc.com; nancy.dunn at aladdintravel.com; 

perkins at ncat.edu; cowellm at aol.com; Larry at larryhelms.com;
judgecollier at bellsouth.net; cburrell at webmail.southwest.cc.nc.us

 

 

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From: Mike - Hotmail [mailto:mwshiflett at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 4:45 PM
To: southernc at mindspring.com; inc-list at DurhamINC.org
Subject: Re: INC NEWS - East End Connector LEFT OUT of plan (N&O article)

 

All,

 

Caleb's correct.

 

This issue also came up at a Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee
meeting last week.

 

It seems that now that the floods gates have been opened for Trust fund
money to be used for projects 'not strictly' considered (at least
originally) loop projects, that the East End connector is behind the eight
ball and being put further down the quene because it's Environmental Impact
Study needs to be updated.

 

The way this was explained is because other cities have had projects much
further along in the process than the East End connector (on the books for
more than 20years) and have a 'so-called head' start on it.

 

Another issue that is being looked at very seriously is the equity formula.

 

For instance,  if you look at the amount of money (per capita) that's being
spent across NC and seen how much of it is being spent unequitably,  you'd
have to agree that 'politics as usual' is influencing road construction
elsewhere too.

 

These are two seperate pots of money and Durham is getting screwed by both
allocations (IMHO).

 

mike shiflett

 

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