DENVER
In 2004 they approved a 4.7 billion dollar project to add 6 new light rail lines. The voters agreed to a 0.4% sales tax. The cost has risen to 6.5 billion and today only 1 track is being built. Tax revenues are now estimated at less than half of what was forecast, and the result is a funding shortfall of 2.4 billion dollars. They are considering another 0.4% sales tax to 0.8% (almost 1%). Tax payers are enraged.
HOUSTON
The operating costs have risen so dramatically to pay for their
LRT, that the fare structure has been increased to a level so high that ridership has plummeted. The taxpayers will have to pay the difference.
The low income people can't afford to use it. Another
LRT disaster.
PORTLAND
The City of
Ottawa extolled the virtues of the
Portland system, and wanted to replicated it here in
Ottawa. The Portland
LRT system receives only 15% of the operating costs from the fare box. The remaining 85% is the taxpayers cross to bear.
EDINBOURGH
Their
LRT system under construction is swamped in cost overruns with the Siemens Corporation.
LRT is a giant HOAX which makes contractors rich and taxpayers poor. It’s a money pit.
Mr Haydon,
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering what your qualifications are and what your campaign platform is.
Thanks very much,