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Friday, September 28, 2012

SOUND OFF: Local Impact of Sakonnet River Bridge Tolls

How would a toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge impact you, your family or your business day to day? Sound off in the comments below.

Tiverton STOP is soliciting letters from East Bay residents who would be affected by a toll on the Sakonnet River Bridge. At the group's Thursday night launch meeting at the Tiverton Town Hall, STOP organizers said they aim to send 5,000 to 6,000 personal letters to the governor and local legislators documenting the impact a toll would have on individual citizens, families and small businesses. If you are interested in helping Tiverton STOP achieve its goal, you can pick up a template letter to mail or email to the governor and state legislators at the Town Hall or ask for an electronic copy by emailing TivertonStop@gmail.com. Tiverton STOP is asking any residents who contact the state representatives also send a letter in to the …

Jim L

8:59 am on Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Did anyone see that the last question of the night in the Debate between Mr Doherty and Mr Cilline was about the TOLLS, this is how far WE as a group of voters from many different political views come together to stop when goverment does something harmfull to us , All of us have moved this from "a done deal" to what happen last night, while it might put a little smile on our faces there is still …   more ›

Monday, August 13, 2012

Petition to Fight Bridge Tolls Goes Online

Want to sign the petition, but can't do it in person? You can now voice your opinion online.

While several paper petitions circulated around Portsmouth and Tiverton last week (collecting thousands of signatures), there's a new way to protest proposed plans for bridge tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge.  Two online petitions have been published on Change.org.  One petition, entitled "Stop Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority" and created by Lena Korovina of Providence, had 79 supporters as of Monday morning and a number of comments, including this one here from Jonathan K. of Cranston:  RI has enough revenue from the gas tax to cover the bridges in the state. RIPTA bus lines should be a self revenue program giving all gas tax to state bridges. RI needs to understand that they must do more with less like most of it's …

RI Politics

1:07 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012

So let me get this straight: If the toll is not approved the alternative would be to add $1 to the current Pell toll. Based on the studies that have been done, that would mean an estimated 10 million dollars more a year coming in (not counting the additional $4 it would be extra for out of state vehicles). If 40k vehicles go over the Sakonnet daily (more than Pell at 27k and Mt. Hope combined) …   more ›

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