Rep. Costa Says Voters Should Decide on Bridge Toll Plan
Thursday, November 05, 2015
Representative Doreen Costa wants RI voters to have the final say in the governor Raimondo's bridge toll plan.
“Taxpayers should vote for whether they want bridge tolls in this state. The governor may be technically correct by saying taxpayers won’t be on the hook for revenue bonds. She also said that if toll revenues fall short, higher tolls will be charged. What the governor fails to mention is that taxpayers will end up paying more for good and services that are transported into the state by the companies that are paying the tolls. Taxpayers need the whole story and they should have the final say," said Costa.
Costa said the governor's plan to get revenue bond approval without divulging the full details of the project is not the way government should be handling decisions on a $1.1 billion project.
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