HARTFORD - In a sharply worded memo to fellow lawmakers, state Sen. Donald DeFronzo criticized the state Department of Transportation for shifting funds from other projects to cover the escalating cost of the proposed busway between New Britain and Hartford.
Senator Donald DeFronzo stated that DOT needs to be held accountable for what appears to be an insidious strategy, of redirecting general federal highway and transportation money, that could be used for other projects across the state, to cover the costs of the busway without legislative approval,
HARTFORD - Connecticut lost out on its bid to get a share of $1.2 billion in federal high-speed rail funds that became available after the November 2nd 2010 election. With the newly elected conservative governors in Ohio and Wisconsin rejecting the Obama administration grants, Connecticut and more than a dozen other states lined up to get part of that money.
But, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made the announcement that the bulk of the High-Speed Rail Grants Funding will go to two states that are relatively far along in designing fast trains - the state of California and Florida.
How is Defronzo possibly benefiting from the rail to Bristol that he continues to work so hard against the busway which would be in the best interest of his own district?
In my opinion, for an elected official to work so desperately to destroy a plan that helps his own district, and to push so hard for a plan that benefits someone else, there must be some other agenda that is hidden from public view.
How else can anyone explain his continued efforts to screw New Britain for the benefit of Bristol?
Maybe it is time to look under some stones to see what other vermin might be hiding under them?
Every article I have read quotes Nicasto's support of Defronzo's efforts to derail the busway, so I am left with one more question:
Does DeFronzo represent New Briain, or Nicastro???
As long as the poor and undereducated minorities of all stripes and kept hostage by people like DeFronzo and the labor unions, Do will continue to get elected and continue to do NOTHING for New Britain. Don is more interested in siding with Jackie Majerus, Steve Collins and the Nicastro brothers of Bristol. High speed or any kind of rail for the time being is dead in CT. Because Don cannot have this, he wants to crap all over the Busway too. Don wants the Democrat controlled legislature and Governor's office in CT to can the busway. He wants Gov. elect Malloy to make him DOT Commisioner; Don thinks he can give the legislature some sort of control over the Busway which is a Federal Project. Just what you need Malloy, give another incompetent person with no Portfolio a job for which he is not equipped.
Sure, high-speed trains have advantages, especially over longer routes. But it's time for our state to face reality. There's no Federal money and no lobby for local trains from Waterbury, to Bristol, to Plainville, to New Britain, to Berlin CT and on to Hartford and they're not likely to appear in-mass in the future.
The station in Berlin has parking for your car and offers train service to New Haven and to City of New York.
Express buses are a far cheaper, better bet for getting large numbers of riders off those I-84 traffic jams with the Hartford to New Britain Bus Way?
At a transportation seminar a few years ago in Berlin CT, New Britain Senator DeFronzo voted to have one of the double Amtrack Rail Road tracks from New Haven to Hartford removed leaving a single track in operation.
The suggestion offered by Defronzo was that people could drive to New Haven, park their car in the New Haven Station Garage, and take the train to Grand Central station in New York City since the train from Berlin CT would go to Penn Station in New York City?
Since express buses can't creep into every town, they need a dedicated terminal out on the towns for picking up, dropping off and transferring passengers to other routes. They also need local transit services in each town to meet the express buses and scoot its arrivals into town. For the system to really succeed, it requires nifty new bus vehicles with real rest rooms, TV, internet, snack bar, and an attendant to approximate existing express bus schedules. Of course such a system would cost money. But the cost would be peanuts compared to new rail lines, or added highway lanes. Amtrak, for example, wants to spend $117 billion over the next 30-years on high-speed double track rail line.
I understand he is working on getting a big appointment from the new socialist governor so he can build a 3rd state pension. how many state pensions can one man get?
HARTFORD - In a sharply worded memo to fellow lawmakers, state Sen. Donald DeFronzo criticized the state Department of Transportation for shifting funds from other projects to cover the escalating cost of the proposed busway between New Britain and Hartford.
ReplyDeleteSenator Donald DeFronzo stated that DOT needs to be held accountable for what appears to be an insidious strategy, of redirecting general federal highway and transportation money, that could be used for other projects across the state, to cover the costs of the busway without legislative approval,
HARTFORD - Connecticut lost out on its bid to get a share of $1.2 billion in federal high-speed rail funds that became available after the November 2nd 2010 election. With the newly elected conservative governors in Ohio and Wisconsin rejecting the Obama administration grants, Connecticut and more than a dozen other states lined up to get part of that money.
ReplyDeleteBut, the U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood made the announcement that the bulk of the High-Speed Rail Grants Funding will go to two states that are relatively far along in designing fast trains - the state of California and Florida.
How is Defronzo possibly benefiting from the rail to Bristol that he continues to work so hard against the busway which would be in the best interest of his own district?
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, for an elected official to work so desperately to destroy a plan that helps his own district, and to push so hard for a plan that benefits someone else, there must be some other agenda that is hidden from public view.
How else can anyone explain his continued efforts to screw New Britain for the benefit of Bristol?
Maybe it is time to look under some stones to see what other vermin might be hiding under them?
Every article I have read quotes Nicasto's support of Defronzo's efforts to derail the busway, so I am left with one more question:
Does DeFronzo represent New Briain, or Nicastro???
As long as the poor and undereducated minorities of all stripes and kept hostage by people like DeFronzo and the labor unions, Do will continue to get elected and continue to do NOTHING for New Britain.
ReplyDeleteDon is more interested in siding with Jackie Majerus, Steve Collins and the Nicastro brothers of Bristol. High speed or any kind of rail for the time being is dead in CT. Because Don cannot have this, he wants to crap all over the Busway too.
Don wants the Democrat controlled legislature and Governor's office in CT to can the busway.
He wants Gov. elect Malloy to make him DOT Commisioner; Don thinks he can give the legislature some sort of control over the Busway which is a Federal Project. Just what you need Malloy, give another incompetent person with no Portfolio a job for which he is not equipped.
Sure, high-speed trains have advantages, especially over longer routes. But it's time for our state to face reality. There's no Federal money and no lobby for local trains from Waterbury, to Bristol, to Plainville, to New Britain, to Berlin CT and on to Hartford and they're not likely to appear in-mass in the future.
ReplyDeleteThe station in Berlin has parking for your car and offers train service to New Haven and to City of New York.
Express buses are a far cheaper, better bet for getting large numbers of riders off those I-84 traffic jams with the Hartford to New Britain Bus Way?
At a transportation seminar a few years ago in Berlin CT, New Britain Senator DeFronzo voted to have one of the double Amtrack Rail Road tracks from New Haven to Hartford removed leaving a single track in operation.
ReplyDeleteThe suggestion offered by Defronzo was that people could drive to New Haven, park their car in the New Haven Station Garage, and take the train to Grand Central station in New York City since the train from Berlin CT would go to Penn Station in New York City?
Since express buses can't creep into every town, they need a dedicated terminal out on the towns for picking up, dropping off and transferring passengers to other routes. They also need local transit services in each town to meet the express buses and scoot its arrivals into town. For the system to really succeed, it requires nifty new bus vehicles with real rest rooms, TV, internet, snack bar, and an attendant to approximate existing express bus schedules.
ReplyDeleteOf course such a system would cost money. But the cost would be peanuts compared to new rail lines, or added highway lanes. Amtrak, for example, wants to spend $117 billion over the next 30-years on high-speed double track rail line.
I understand he is working on getting a big appointment from the new socialist governor so he can build a 3rd state pension. how many state pensions can one man get?
ReplyDelete