Malloy does what legislators won’t: Orders $10 million study of tolling

Excerpt from CT Mirror. During his first term in office, Malloy and a Democrat-controlled legislature did scale-back previously approved increases in transfers to the transportation program to help balance the General Fund. “This is an irresponsible and egotistical waste of money as he heads out of office,” Fasano added. “Governor Malloy needs to get on…

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Excerpt from CT Mirror.

During his first term in office, Malloy and a Democrat-controlled legislature did scale-back previously approved increases in transfers to the transportation program to help balance the General Fund.

“This is an irresponsible and egotistical waste of money as he heads out of office,” Fasano added. “Governor Malloy needs to get on his horse, ride into the sunset and leave taxpayers alone.”

“Borrowing millions to study how tolls would impact commuters is frivolous if not ridiculous,” said House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, R-Derby. “We’ve seen other studies, we’ve heard from consultants. We already know the answer to the question he’s asking: it’s going to make it even more expensive to live in Connecticut. Republicans have spelled out how we’d fix roads and bridges—by prioritizing existing dollars.”

Joe Sculley, president of the state’s largest trucking coalition, the Connecticut Motor Transport Association, said the governor’s new study is “a waste of $10 million.”

Sculley, whose group also argues transportation upgrades can be paid for by prioritizing state borrowing for transportation, said he believes the public’s opposition to tolls is clear.

“We’re spending even more money, clearly, on things businesses and residents in Connecticut don’t want,” he said.

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