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Bergstein: Personal Attacks are Full of Malice and Misrepresentation

“Unfortunately, a few days before our public conversations last week, a small organization called ‘No Tolls CT,’ funded by your former State Senator, Scott Frantz and his wife Icy, seized the opportunity to target me politically.” – State Senator Alex Bergstein Continue Reading →

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LETTER: Reject State Senator Bergstein’s Bill No. 102 for Tolls for All Vehicles on Major Highways

“Drivers who choose to avoid tolls will crowd Route 1, for example, all the way through Fairfield County….Senator Bergstein, please focus on your campaign promises to 1) Lower Taxes on ALL Connecticut Families and 2) Fix the Pension Crisis.” – Elisa Esses, District 36 constituent, Stamford, CT Continue Reading →

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“Talking Transportation”: We’re already paying tolls !

Did it come to anyone’s surprise that Connecticut roads were recently named “worst” in the US in a White House study conducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers?  They told us what we already know:  41% of Connecticut’s 21,000 miles of highways are in “poor” condition and 30% of our 4200 bridges are “structurally deficient”. Speaking of which… how about our Governor, Dannel Malloy, whose aspirations for a job in the Clinton administration have him favoring political pandering instead of public policy. Two years ago US Transportation Secretary Anthony Fox visited Hartford when Foxx was seeking support for the President’s transportation plan. At a press conference, the Governor joined the assembled Congressional delegation (all Democrats) and was quick to beat up on the Republicans in Congress for stalling progress.  But when a reporter asked about having Connecticut help pay its own way with highway tolls, the Governor reacted as if he’d found a turd in the punch-bowl. Continue Reading →

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State Rep Mike Bocchino. From Orientation to Border Toll Battle

State Rep (R-Dist 150) Mike Bocchino, the Greenwich native who was elected last November, reflects on his first two months in office, and his committee assignments. He and his official mentor, Fred Camillo (Dist. 151) co-sponsored Emily’s Law.They also recently testified before the Transportation Committee against adding any tolls on I-95 the state line. Mr. Bocchino said a border toll on the New York-Connecticut line would be right behind a school zone and heavy pedestrian area, and that tech-savvy drivers already use their phones and GPS to find alternate routes on local roads. Continue Reading →

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