That's right- this long-time supporter of a commuter rail system in this backwards burg is coming out against the city council- manufactured plan.
Mainly- but not totally because the City Council put it together. The SAME City Council that OVERTURNED the voter-approved Clay Chastain plan.
I ABSOLUTELY oppose elected officials overturning the voted WILL OF THE PEOPLE.
I'll even go you one better: Those council people that voted to overturn the voter's wishes should be thrown out of office.
Which leads to reason Number 2 why I'm voting against this plan: Clay Chastain.
You see- Mr. "Hundred Pounds of Tedium" Clay has a pending lawsuit against the City because the Council overturned Chastain's VOTER-APPROVED plan earlier this year.
I'll be the first to admit Chastain's plan had some folly about it (gondolas? really!). But Chastain's lawsuit has merit- a lot of merit- and if the judge rules in Chastain/public's favor- ANY light rail plan that voters approve after they were disapproved will be thrown to the pavement.
I'm only glad we didn't have the PRESENT city leaders around back when the parks & boulevard systems were proposed- we'd have no parks or boulevards.
At any rate- we have hundreds of millions/billions to spend to fix the sewer system and the millionaire sports players playpens. In this tightening money market- there won't BE many dollars to throw at a glorified bus line on rails.
We need council members with a little (a lot of) imagination- something to occupy their time rather than peeping to see if the Mayor's wife is in his office.
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I've been reading a lot about light rail. The data aren't good. It always turns out to be outrageously expensive compared to what it provides.
Then, there's the fact that, in most cases, it would actually be cheaper to buy all the poor people cars and give them gas than for us to fund light rail.
A billion dollars. 3.4% sales tax? Already on top of all the taxes in KCMO? You have got to be shitting me. I moved out of the city a long time ago, and every day I'm glad I did.
I hope that light rail won't make it out to us. It's like a money sucking parasite.
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