Comments on: Sonoma County OKs 1-year boost in rural road funding

By: Still Waters

Still Waters — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:28:28 +0000

Anyone who thinks that pension costs are the cause of potholes has one in their head! Read the WHOLE article.

“County officials point to flat revenue from state gas taxes, long the main source of money for road upkeep. It is allocated using a decades-old formula that heavily favors highly populated counties. Those with smaller populations but large rural road networks, such as Sonoma County, lose out, officials say”

If you shut down all of the pensions for all Sonoma County employees & retirees right now you wouldn’t even come close to the Billion Dollars needed to fix the roads, much less provide other public services.

Sonoma is one a just a few counties that actually kicks in some money for roads but the system was never designed to make the counties 100% responsible for their maintenance.

But if it makes you feel better to blame the county workers who fix the roads then keep your head deep in that pothole because the truth is a bright and shiny thing you don’t want to deal with.

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By: Jim Bennett

Jim Bennett — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 22:21:13 +0000

I hate being patronized and lied to by oppressors.
Don’t stroke us.
this is 100% ICLEI, don’t ‘soft peddle’ around and act like there’s a legitimate process.
More and more know what’s really goin’ on.

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By: Billy C

Billy C — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:27:22 +0000

Not to Worry Valery Brown in in South America at an ICLEI conference. I am sure
they have some answers for our current situation.

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By: We Didn't Do It

We Didn't Do It — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:07:09 +0000

The roads get only 10 percent of Measure M. The rest goes to the unsmart train and other non essentials. What a joke. The train never was and will never will be affordable. It has sucked prescious dollars away from necessary road repair and maintenance.

And the county pension money pit…. No more need be said. All of this done at the direction of the bored of stupidvisors.

No so long ago the BOS spoke proudly of the roads going to gravel and dirt. You figure who is to blame for this crisis and total mess.

There ought to be a grand jury investigation of this corruption and those responsible held accountable.

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By: Follower

Follower — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:52:18 +0000

“…and a search for additional tax revenue to boost long-term road maintenance.”

That says it all.

They’re not even CONSIDERING finding waste to cut! No, they just go strait to MORE TAXES AND FEES as the solution.

It just boggles the mind to think of how many people truly believe that the Government is efficient and frugal with our money as they go to the polls, vote for more taxes and RE-ELECT all the tax & spend liberals.

Rewarding these pigs by giving them a pat on the back “great job, here’s more of my neighbor’s hard earned money… keep up the good work”!

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By: Scott P

Scott P — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 06:03:57 +0000

Wow. 8 million for a backlog of 1 Billion.
Meanwhile city employees still retire at 55. Still make too much money, contribute virtually zero to their pensions (they shouldn’t have pensions, it should be 401K’s), they pay nothing for their health care, are virtually impossible to fire, get sick leave, vacation pay and other generous benefits.

Get serious voters and kick these delusional “leaders” out.

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By: Steveguy

Steveguy — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:39:44 +0000

More smoke and mirrors, meanwhile they pay outrageous salaries and pensions. No change except for raises for the inept ‘Management’ of our County ?

Oh my

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By: GAJ

GAJ — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:06:21 +0000

Shouldn’t our State Representatives make it a BIG priority to change how the allocation of funding is calculated?

I was just up in Mendocino and Lake Counties; both Counties have low population and lots of County back roads yet their roads are pristine compared to ours.

Perhaps the PD should do a story on exactly how that disparity exists and suggest some changes.

Their roads are in “A” condition while ours are in “D” condition; someone needs to explain to us exactly why that is.

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By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:07:36 +0000

8 million more to environmentalists they mean and the cost of Asphalt products due to their environmental costs only California has placed on those owners. They need to add 100 million then we’ll see road improve, until then, throwing money away knowing their environmental groups suck most of it up.

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