Today's one-liner: "The shortest way to the distinguishing excellence of any writer is through his hostile critics." Richard LeGallienne
You own views are appreciated, especially if they differ from mine. But remember, commenting is a privilege, not a right. I will delete personal attacks or off-topic remarks at my discretion. Comments that play into the tribalism that has consumed this nation will be declined. So will comments alleging voter fraud unless backed up by concrete evidence. If you attack someone personally, I expect you to identify yourself. I will delete criticisms of my comment policy, vulgarities, cut-and-paste jobs from other sources and any suggestion of violence towards anyone. I will also delete sweeping generalizations about mainstream parties or ideologies, i.e. identity politics. My decisions on these matters are made on a case by case basis, and may be affected by my mood that day, my access to the blog at the time the comment was made or other information that isn’t readily apparent.
Can't anyone in the county get these people under control. At least they should come to a meeting and answer questions about what is going on.
ReplyDeleteHard to believe the county gave all its bridges to this group. Seems pretty irresponsible.
Brown, and the Republicans gave the bridges away to the GPA. I want you to remember that.
ReplyDeleteWhy was the meeting cancelled?? Why can't they reschedule it sooner??
ReplyDeleteDon't like any of this GPA mess - from Lushis to those who approved his pillaging. But at least bridges are finally getting fixed. They'd been ignored for decades. Also, the two-lane vs. one-lane controversy is statewide. PennDOT won't help with one-lane replacements and they're difficult to get funded to save. Bucks Co has a controversial one in Tinicum, I believe.
ReplyDelete"But at least bridges are finally getting fixed. They'd been ignored for decades."
ReplyDeleteBridges were not ignored for decades. Nice sound bite but untrue. One bridge was completed, late and over budget. Bridges not needing repair were included to sweeten the deal. This is a private-public partnership that is all about private profit and public cost. It is a sham and is being run by an out of control unaccountable authority.
However, you can go and complain about county retiree pensions.
That's simply untrue. The number of deficient bridges before the start of the project was alarming. NorCo was not alone in this, but the bridges had been ignored. Coverage of the issue on this blog has been thorough and fair. Bridges badly needed to be addressed. The GPA slopped on what looked like an otherwise good idea.
ReplyDeleteThe entire P3 project was a scam based on flawed information. The revenue stream for these projects to work requires tolls. This was basically twisting a plan to fit the desires of a few people looking to make money and look good. As far as the bridges condition, rater than broad generalizations check the actual bridge reports.
ReplyDeleteWhat about procurement changes. Maybe they will help.
ReplyDeleteYup, Lower Mt Bethel has a valid gripe. In my town, we have the same issue with a sound single lane bridge that they plan to turn to double, in an area where there is no room to add the roadway to connect to the wider bridge. Brown was an idiot, thank God he is gone.
ReplyDeleteAren't the roadways in Lower Mt. Betel two lanes or are you still driving a horse and buggy on dirt roads? Time to come into the 21st century. Speaking with people involved with the GPA project , I've been informed there are six bridges in the township being replaced and three are "Structurally Obsolete" and have a Penndot Suff. Rating of below 50. There is more than the condition of these bridges at stake, when you have school buses, emergency vehicles , business and farm equipment driving to navigate these 100 yr. old structures. Then again, the mentality is wait until something happens and then fix the situation. Some seem to forget that three of these bridges on Little Creek Rd were nearly lost in the 2004 flood. I know, I had family living along that road back then and the detour was time consuming. But imagine if those bridges were totally wiped out then ? You be praying to the county to hurry up and build some new bridges.
ReplyDelete