Index of SPPS Budget Discussion http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/spps-posts.html _________________________________________ Two things. I have observed twice in the past year, semi-trailer trucks pulled over and getting ticketed. One way small way I work to slow traffic is use the left lane and drive at 45 along side a law abiding driver in the right lane. Drives those SUVs crazy.
Rob Fulton, Highland Park -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 8:47 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [StPaul] Speed increases on 35E Index of SPPS Budget Discussion http://www.e-democracy.org/stpaul/spps-posts.html _________________________________________ Every year, there's some lawmaker from the south who wants to change this. Rep. Wilkin this year, Sen. Day from years past. They eventually realize that the reason the speed is at 45 is not the result of some state law that can be changed at the whim of a few leadfoots, but is indeed part of a federal court settlement that was entered into a long time ago with a number of litigants, some of whom are part of this discussion group. Dan's right - the state would be in a bit of trouble were it to start picking and choosing which federal court settlements it wanted to adhere to. If Rep. Wilkin wants to undo the federal settlement, re-open the case, turn the clock back twenty or thirty years, tear out the road, replace the hundreds of homes that were removed, and then reopen the Environmental Impact Statement needed to build the road, cool. But I do hope he realizes pretty soon that changing state law doesn't change the settlement agreement that the state entered into twenty years ago that outlined the deal that allowed the road to be built in the first place. I particularly like the part where Rep. Wilkin insists that the State Legislature isn't bound by the agreement made by the State Department of Transportation. Diane Gerth I really live in the West End _____________________________________________ SPPS Budget Reduction Forum - Feb. 23-27 Co-Sponsored By NEAT: http://www.stpaulneat.org/ _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ _____________________________________________ SPPS Budget Reduction Forum - Feb. 23-27 Co-Sponsored By NEAT: http://www.stpaulneat.org/ _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
