Re-broadcast of State of the State Program on Sakonnet Bridge Tolls
I wanted to let you know that John Carlevale from State of the State will be re-broadcasting the panel show discussing tolls on the Sakonnet Bridge. Dates and times are below.
Here is a great question that appeared in one of the blogs on this subject. "Do you believe that it is fair, moral, and legal to transfer bridge and road funding from the East Bay to the remainder of the state, when the money is derived from the RI gas tax, the RI income and sales tax, other RI taxes and fees, and from the Federal give back of federal taxes to RI for bridges and roads? Wouldn’t that be the same as using the toll money to supplement the entire RI DOT budget for the entire State of RI, at the expense of the East Bay? "
No matter what part of RI you live in, I would hope that you would speak against this inequitable toll. We must all stand together. This is just the beginning of a very agressive agenda to add more taxes to Rhode Island citizens.
Program Two: 9-13-2012 Sakonnet Bridge Toll
Guests: Rob Coulter; Marina Peterson Guest/Host: Larry Fitzmorris Produced: September 13, 2012 Run time: 30 minutes
The Rhode Island General Assembly has decided to place a toll on the Sakonnet Bridge. Users of the bridge are predictably unhappy with this prospect as they find the user fee will be burdensome and excessive, not only to residents but also to non-residents and businesses providing services to residents and to the general flow of commerce to and from and across the island community. In researching this question, the guests have discovered some other matters, which underscore their concern and protest. PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED.
Broadcast dates, times and channels
Saturday, Nov 24 and Dec 1 at 11:00 PM on Cox channel 13, Verizon channel 32, and Full Channel 9
Sunday, Nov 25 and Dec 2 at 8:00 AM on Cox channel 13, Verizon channel 32, and Full Channel 9
Monday, Nov 26 and Dec 3 at 9:00 PM on Cox channel 18, Verizon channel 31, and Full Channel 9
Thursday, Nov 29 and Dec 6 at 9:00 PM on Cox channel 18, Verizon channel 31, and Full Channel 9
Note: Cox channel 18 and Verizon 31 are local broadcast in Kent County only, which includes Coventry; East Greenwich; Warwick; West Warwick; and West Greenwich.
For broadcast information on public access television in Rhode Island, go to www.stateofthestateri.com
To view archived videos, go to http://vimeo.com/channels/365354
Daniel J. Araujo Jr.
6:43 pm on Friday, November 16, 2012
I'd like to leave a comment pertaining to paiva-weedThe people voted her back in she voted along to sell the Sakonnet river bridge to the transit-authority so they could put a toll on the bridge another tax but its all right to get the state car to pick her up at the party and drive her home tax payers hit again what a big set of b--ls.
Jim L
8:09 am on Monday, November 19, 2012
The meeting with the DOT and others on the impact of the tolls on Newport county should should not be held until the state has done it's economic impact "study" Only then will we know what questions where asked and who they were asked of. I think that to ask the voters to show up at these meeting so soon after Thanksgiving seems to be an attempte to limit attendance at these "public meeting" . It seems that we are almost being set up to allow the study to be done the way the styate wants it done, better for the voters to let the state conduct their study and then let the taxpayers ask why certain questions and thinks were or weren't asked,, to do otherwise I believe leaves the state able to just say "oh well' you should have asked that at the meeting!"Thereisno reason that something as important as this cannot take place closer to or even while the house is in session, and to protest against moving the dates into Janurary seems to be just an attempte to let this just die, We as voters must not let this happen
Portsmouth Business Association
10:42 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
DOT/RITBA forum on the proposed toll. To all users of the Sakonnet River Bridge: this is a chance to be heard. This is a chance to tell officials how a proposed toll would affect you. Business owners have a chance to say how it will affect your vendors, customers, suppliers, employees and top line revenue. Join us at Portsmouth HS on Dec 3rd at 7 pm.
Portsmouth Business Association
10:43 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
Good article about the proposed toll. http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/guest-mindsetter-larry-fitzmorris-put-a-stop-to-the-sakonnet-tolls/
Jim L
1:25 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
I think that the Dec meeting is all well and good, but i also think that other meetings, at least on, should be held after the DOT issues their impact study, Rep Edwards should be looking into this now
Jim L
9:25 am on Friday, November 23, 2012
Please take the time to help eveeryone one else and yourselves, From the Great women in their 80's from Little Compton that I met at the Bridge opening to all the people in college and working hard at pizza and coffee shops, the car sales men, the hair saloons eveyone who signed the petition, who ever spoke to me or anyone else about how bad these TOLLS will be, Go TO THE MEETINGs tell your story, demand that meeting be held to discuss the DOT impact studies, Don't expect STOP or donttoll to get this done alone, it was ALL your voices that got us here AND it is only ALL your voices that will win this fight, you don't even have to speak, just grab a neighbor or a friend, get a cup of DD and show your support, We have gone from this being a DONE deal to getting these hearing, Use your right as a citizen of the UNITED STATES, raise your voice and again fight unfair taxes again
Joe Sousa.
5:46 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
Dec 4th. 7pm. Tiverton High School. Help STOP the tolls . Turn in your letter describing how the toll will adversely affect your life. We need all to be involved .
Portsmouth Business Association
7:04 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
Monday, Dec 3rd, 7pm PHS Auditorium. STOP the tolls. All business owners, residents, commuters and persons affected are invited to tell DOT/RITBA the effect of tolls on you and your business. You can bring a letter as well.
marina peterson
2:22 pm on Monday, November 26, 2012
Please attend one of these meetings... YOU can affect the outcome!
PORTSMOUTH — State officials will visit these towns twice next week to hear testimony regarding the impact of tolls on the East Bay area.
The hearings were scheduled after many protested that the toll plan was included in the state budget before any economic impact study had been conducted.
The first meeting is at Portsmouth High School Auditorium on Monday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. The second meeting is at Tiverton High School Auditorium on Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m.
Officials from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Auhority, and other agencies will be present to hear public testimony about the proposed toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge.
The Portsmouth Business Association this week asked "concerned citizens, residents, taxpayers, commuters, tourists, business owners and all people affected by the toll to attend the meeting to tell officials the effect of the toll on your situation and on your business."