Sam says the cost of a new bridge is almost as high as using the Sauvie Island bridge because of inflation, five years out.
Why can't the money that Sam is taking from other projects to install the Sauvie Island bridge be used now, for the new, cheaper option bridge that would serve the purpose of safety? I fail to see how Sam can say with a straight face the costs are simslar and that the new bridge can't be built now but the old bridge can be done now at a much higher cost.
Sam, you already have the votes of the free-riders. You really don't need to buy more votes. You need to address the real world problems of the road conditions in Portland and fix them using the current budget instead of using the money to build "nice" for the few.
Cost of Flanders Bridge
Sam says the cost of a new bridge is almost as high as using the Sauvie Island bridge because of inflation, five years out.
Why can't the money that Sam is taking from other projects to install the Sauvie Island bridge be used now, for the new, cheaper option bridge that would serve the purpose of safety? I fail to see how Sam can say with a straight face the costs are simslar and that the new bridge can't be built now but the old bridge can be done now at a much higher cost.
Sam, you already have the votes of the free-riders. You really don't need to buy more votes. You need to address the real world problems of the road conditions in Portland and fix them using the current budget instead of using the money to build "nice" for the few.
Maybe that would "buy" you more mainstream votes.