The way I read this, we have two good hearted people who work hard on behalf of the public who now at odds with each other.
Well played, Mayor Dave! -- ===== darin ---- Brenda Konkel <[email protected]> wrote: > That's not exactly what the appeal letter says - but it was what I expected > you to say. > Brenda > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 5:22 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > A very quiick and basic explanation of my action: > > There is nothing in the plan passed last night to mitigate the impact of > > the fare increase on low-income individuals. Without that, I don't believe > > it's an acceptable or reasonable compromise at all. Additionally, there is > > no guarantee or even intention outlined in the plan passed last night to > > implement a low-income fare program. So the way I see it, the fares were > > increased by a lesser but still significant amount versus the original $2 > > proposal with absolutely no relief to low-income workers. And should the > > fares increase again in future years, there is no plan in place to mitigate > > the long term impact on low-income residents. We had what I strongly believe > > to be a good plan that would have helped low-income Metro riders now and in > > the future. Had it been part of what TPC passed last night, I would not be > > asking the for an appeal of the decision. > > > > --Lisa > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
