Why is it that every time Richmond announces a new transportation plan, the costs fall squarely on the shoulders of Virginians? Don’t we have just a few out-of-state drivers passing through our
commonwealth?
I also can’t seem to understand taxing Virginians, who buy or re-finance their homes, to build and maintain roads. Here we are in the midst of a mortgage crisis and Richmond wants to make it harder to
refinance homes!
It also seems to be OK to raise taxes on everything we buy, but not on the one thing directly related to roads — gasoline. We can pay more for everything else, but not sacred gas. When was the last
time an outside agency reviewed VDOT’s operations and validated their cost of doing business and quality of service? We seem to like public-private partnerships.
How about putting the whole department, with the exception of the secretary and some contracting officers, up for bid to the private sector? Then we’ll know who can do the job more efficiently. I don’t see
any real accountability at VDOT.
At least with a contract, you have measurable services and penalties for failure to perform. Haven’t heard of any penalties being assessed against VDOT lately, and I’m not convinced they provide quality
services. Richmond needs to stop targeting Virginians and find ways to make our roads better.
DAN GATES
Woodbridge
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