Members of the Transportation Committee, Department of Transportation, and area lawmakers discuss the prospect of the state installing border toll booths
WCSU: 03.26.09
WCSU: 03.26.09
The re-implementation of tolls on the border of Connecticut was the center of a forum held at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury last Thursday.
Transportation committee members Rep. Tony Guerrera, Rep. David Scribner, Sen. Toni Boucher, DOT commissioner Joseph Marie, and Transportation Strategy Board member Jill Kelly got an earful from members of the public on the irresponsible thought of placing tolls on the CT/NY border on I-84.
In short, NO ONE in the audience liked the idea of border tolls and didn't have a problem expressing their feelings on the matter.
Border tolls highlights (20 mins):
Border tolls forum in it's entirety (2 hours):
On September 26, 2007, ten plaintiffs filed suit in response to an arrest of day laborers at a public park in Danbury, Connecticut. Plaintiffs amended their complaint on November 26, 2007.
