If Montgomery County's executive and council have their way, then $16,750,000 will be taken from the general fund, and $5,000,000 will be taken from other public works projects, to pay for "repairs" to the overdue, overbudget, severely flawed, LEMON Silver Spring Transit Center.
Is it worth it? Is it worth raiding the general fund of public money designated for "teacher, police and firefighter salaries and benefits; protection of the environment; important health initiatives; and much more"? Is it worth diverting funds from other well-designed and well-constructed public works projects for a severely flawed LEMON, a glorified parking garage on life support? Is it worth sucking public coffers dry to pay for extraordinarily high operations and maintenance costs, more "repairs", legal costs and other unknown extra expenses for the next five decades or more?
The clear answers to these questions are NO.
Are you going to let Montgomery County's executive and council have their way and raid the general fund and other projects to fund "repairs" to the LEMON SSTC? I hope not.
"The County Council will hold a public hearing on the bill on Jan. 13 at 1:30 p.m. and is expected to act on it that day."
Tell Montgomery County NO! to the County executive's and council's proposal to raid the general fund and other projects to fund "repairs" for the overdue, overbudget, severely flawed, LEMON Silver Spring Transit Center.
If you are unable to attend the public hearing, then send a letter to Montgomery County Council Chairman George Leventhal, stating that you object to raiding the general fund and other projects to fund "repairs" for the overdue, over-budget, severely flawed, LEMON Silver Spring Transit Center, and ask that your letter be included in the public record for the hearing.
http://www.thesentinel.com/mont/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1425:price-for-silver-spring-transit-center-rises-again
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