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Comments :: Red route elimination paves way for Garner center

Red route elimination paves way for Garner center

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As a followup to those who do not understand. What this article misses is the 540 cooridior was approved 20 or so years ago. The land is purchased. It is on all the maps. The TPA came up with these new plans to try to maximize revenue, as stated in my other note, the mussels are a smoke screen to raise TPA cover large revenue grabs by the TPA.

dlnorri
July 19, 2011 12:13 p.m.

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The mussels are a scam to eliminate construction of the 540 section between I40 and Knightdale. They want to capture (and toll) all of the I40/US64/I440 traffic. See http://www.ncturnpike.org/pdf/SEWorkshops/Hybrid%201.pdf A present from Mr's Easly and Black to the folks in NC....

dlnorri
July 19, 2011 12:06 p.m.

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"How do we really know the mussels are endangered?? All we have is some Liberal/Democrat/Communist/tree-hugger/Obama voteing/enviromental whacko's word for it." Sez me

From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Dwarf wedgemussel. Alasmidonta heterodon. Federally endangered. http://www.fws.gov/nc-es/es/countyfr.html

If the Conservative/Republican/Tbag/money-hungry/Palin-Bachman idiocy-loving/conspiracy theorist whacko's tried to understand instead of scream, the majority of us who are moderate (that's still liberal to most conservatives, it seems) could get some work done.

Come On_Seriously
July 19, 2011 9:58 a.m.

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Hmmm, maybe Garner just did not like the way it divided the area and could possibly stunt the town. There is always a better way to do things, we just have to be willing and look. Maybe, move the mussels to a new home. Maybe I do not need 540 down at Garner if I have to pay a toll to ride on it. I already pay enough, the money is just wasted. Use our tax dollars efficiently and maybe people would not be in such an uproar. Think about it.

BSEE
July 19, 2011 9:30 a.m.

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"I suppose building a bridge over the creek is way beyond DOT's level of expertise."

Runoff from a bridge would drain directly into the creek.

tux
July 19, 2011 9:24 a.m.

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Mussels? Seriously? The Orange route has been the plan for 20+ years and they want to move it to save some mussels in a creek? Wow. What a fascinating world we live in...

Lamont Johnson
July 18, 2011 7:21 p.m.

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thanks to all the suburban sprawl around Garner any route is going to create an uproar

mmtlash
July 18, 2011 7:01 p.m.

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How do we really know the mussels are endangered?? All we have is some Liberal/Democrat/Communist/tree-hugger/Obama voteing/enviromental whacko's word for it.

Buck Farack
July 18, 2011 6:33 p.m.

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Here's an idea...get rid of the mussels! I hear they're very tasty in a red sauce!

Buck Farack
July 18, 2011 6:31 p.m.

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I suppose building a bridge over the creek is way beyond DOT's level of expertise.

Buck Farack
July 18, 2011 6:30 p.m.

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