Saturday, June 04, 2011

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

Labels:Governance Taxes MD, MD Dept of Transpo EZ Pass, MD Issues Anti-business, MD Issues Taxes

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

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2011/06/senator-nancy-jacobs-help-stop-increase.html

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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Read the entire post here

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...

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

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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Thursday, June 02, 2011

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First of all, I am tired of people getting up petitions to take everything they don't agree with to referendum. Our country's system depends on electing representatives to make policy decisions, and if we don't like what they do, we can un-elect them in four years. If we let the public vote on every item of business, we don't need elected officials, but we'd need more referees... http://www.deanminnich.com/2011/05/no-i-wont-sign-your-petition.html

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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

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Forget The Rapture – Help Others

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