3 bridges

3 bridges

Another photo I took through a kaleidoscope filter. City council decided late last week to replace this bridge at a cost of $63 million dollars -- more money than any other project in the entire history of the city -- and they're going to do it without a referendum, though there was a referendum on the original bridge back in 1920 and the most recent expensive project -- the $28 million dollar arena -- had a referendum back in 2003. The existing bridge can be repaired for a lot less than $63 million, meaning taxes won't have to be raised and other projects can go ahead.

Now, when I say there isn't a referendum on spending $63 million dollars that's not quite true -- there could be a referendum, but in order for that to happen 6.343 citizens must sign an "Elector Response Form" requiring the city to hold a referendum. Download a copy of the petition form, sign it and drop it off at city hall, or better send it in to the folks at johnsonstreetbridge.org.

posted Nov 24, 2009 by daniel categories: bluebridgekaleidoscope
aperture: 6.3ƒ shutter: 1/400  focal: 50mm iso: 100
 date: May 30, 2009 flash: no