Report from HdG Hatem Hearing: Great Story. Great Photos

Senator Nancy Jacobs, Senate Minority Leader, District 34, Harford and Cecil Counties, NancyJacobs.com

HAVRE DE GRACE TOLL HEARING II: June 27 Hundreds Speak Out Against Hike at Hatem Bridge Karen Green gets a standing ovation when she tells the crowd at the Havre de Grace Activity Center "This toll kills me literally, because I will not be able to pay..." Karen is dying from kidney disease and must cross the Hatem Bridge three times every week to get kidney dialysis... It was a wild and whacky night.... Click here for the full story and photos...  Click here for a compilation of all media stories. A COMMUNITY TELLS IT'S STORY: Hatem Hearing I Public Hearing at Perryville High School TOLL HIKES AT HATEM WILL HURT OUR FAMILIES...OUR ELDERLY...OUR TOWNS...OUR LIVELIHOODS A World War II Veteran bent from age and illness struggles to the microphone at Perryville High School to tell the Maryland Transportation Authority Board in a weakened voice how hard higher tolls at the Hatem Bridge will be for the elderly. The crowd, 1200 strong, gives him a standing ovation. That community spirit is apparent throughout the night as over a hundred people with similar stories of hardship testify against increased toll rates at the Hatem Bridge. CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE STORY Senator Nancy Jacobs Senate Minority Leader District 34-- Harford and Cecil County Web sites: nancyjacobs.com mdsenategop.com www.facebook.com/Senator.Nancy.Camp.Jacobs

My constituents are currently paying 10 dollars a year for a decal for unlimited passage. If they are forced to get this EZ Pass, initially they would have to pay 100 dollars and 54 dollars in 2012. Then in 2013 with the yearly price for the Hatem program would rise to 90 dollars a year. If people have more than one car and need more transponders, multiply that cost. GET THE FACTS TODAY

Senator Nancy Jacobs: Help Stop an Increase in Tolls on the Hatem Bridge: We Need Your Help

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Senator Nancy Jacobs: Help Stop an Increase in Tolls on the Hatem Bridge: We Need Your Help


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God bless Senator Jacobs for rallying folks to speak-out about the massive Maryland Transportation Authority (MTA) toll increases.  However, in her heart she must know that citizen feedback will fall on deaf ears...

Please, I pray I'm wrong...

However it is my view that it will not do any good what-so-ever to give the Maryland Transportation Board any feedback.  The MTA has already made up its mind.  This huge out-of-touch behemoth bureaucracy absolutely does not care what citizens have to say.  

It is going to go forward with all its fare and toll increases and is just going through the motions so that they may say they made time available for public feedback.

Some time ago when the MTA decided to charge a maintenance fee on the EZ Pass, our family provided feedback.  The response was almost satire - or - Orwellian double-speak at its best.  After it imposed the maintenance fee, all of my family and most of my friends and colleagues all joined the avalanche of folks who returned the MD EZ Pass and went to another state for the EZ Pass.

I'm just saying...

Senator Nancy Jacobs, Senate Minority Leader, District 34, Harford and Cecil Counties, NancyJacobs.com

VISIT THE HATEM BRIDGE INFO CENTER HELP STOP AN INCREASE IN TOLLS FROM THE OFFICE OF: SENATOR NANCY JACOBS MINORITY LEADER, (R-Harford/Cecil) The Maryland Transportation Authority Board has just voted unanimously to support a proposal to raise tolls around the state. I want all my constituents to know the details of that proposal locally, and how we plan to fight it. Here is information on the Hatem Bridge tolls they'd like to approve. The increases go into effect in two phases, starting this fall and again in 2013. The board has just suggested a new discount program specifically for users of the Hatem Bridge through EZ-PASS, but they plan to eliminate the current decal program. CLICK HERE NOW TO GET THE FACTS NOW AND FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO BY ATTENDING THE HEARINGS ON JUNE 16 AND JUNE 27. Senator Nancy Jacobs Senate Minority Leader District 34-- Harford and Cecil County Web sites: nancyjacobs.com mdsenategop.com www.facebook.com/Senator.Nancy.Camp.Jacobs

My constituents are currently paying 10 dollars a year for a decal for unlimited passage. If they are forced to get this EZ Pass, initially they would have to pay 100 dollars and 54 dollars in 2012. Then in 2013 with the yearly price for the Hatem program would rise to 90 dollars a year. If people have more than one car and need more transponders, multiply that cost. GET THE FACTS TODAY

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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Red Maryland: Its So EZ To Hit Up Taxpayers

Red Maryland: Its So EZ To Hit Up Taxpayers

Because they care so much for “working families” the O’Malley administration is set to impose fees on EZ Pass users making their commutes to work more expensive.

The Maryland Department of Transportation is set to slap a $1.50 monthly fee on EZ pass tag holders and start charging $21.00 for the EZ pass transponder. Maryland has 530,000 EZ Pass users.
In addition to those new fees MDTA will also increase fees on vehicles on with three or more axles. ...

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Red Maryland: Way to Avoid Maryland's Proposed EZ Pass Fee

Red Maryland: Way to Avoid Maryland's Proposed EZ Pass Fee

The comments on this post on Red Maryland are quite informative for folks who have a Maryland EZ Pass...

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Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Red Maryland: Way to Avoid Maryland's Proposed EZ Pass Fee

Red Maryland: Way to Avoid Maryland's Proposed EZ Pass Fee

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

My wife called this to my attention the other day and we are less than pleased…

Ya know – this is nuts. Maryland should be encouraging the use of EZ Pass as it saves the state a great deal of money in personnel expenses and other assorted overhead with efficiency fueled by technology.

Way to Avoid Maryland's Proposed EZ Pass Fee

Despite the tough economic times, I knew Governor Martin O'Malley could never resist the urge to raise some form of tax/fee.

Read the rest of Red Maryland’s post here: Way to Avoid Maryland's Proposed EZ Pass Fee

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