Re: Phoenix Loves Light Rail-This initiative was not to authorize projects, it was strictly to kill them....
Author: les
Date: 08-29-2019 - 07:52
You would think that's next. But who knows, Phoenix has a propensity to continuing the recycle of the peoples will.
"Phoenix voters approved light rail 3 times. Will August be different?"
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ron Wrote:
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> they have defended light rail. Now, they should
> speak for their commuter train!
>
> BOB2 Wrote:
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> > I believe this was an attempt to pass an
> > initiative strictly to outlaw all future
> > expansions of "evil" "gubmint" run rail transit
> in
> > Phoenix. This was not an extension of the
> > existing authorization, or a renewal of
> funding
> > like "evil" SMART is going through.
> >
> > This was, if my understanding is correct, a
> > campaign strictly to "stop" anything new and
> > prevent any more future "evil" train lines from
> > being constructed by the "evil" "gubmint" of
> > Maricopa County and/or greater Phoenix, by a
> local
> > voter initiative petition, which the Koch's
> have
> > purportedly bankrolled with significant
> > contributions.
> >
> > I believe that there may have been several
> > election measures to authorize construction of
> > phases of the project that were easily passed
> over
> > the years, this isn't about that.