Submitted Public Comments - Hampton Roads Transportation ...

Attachment to Mr. Cairn's Message Regarding
Termination for Convenience of the P3 Contract for the Midtown Tunnel/Downtown Tunnel/MLK Extension Project
Beverly Hughes Suffolk VA 23435 United States
This will hurt our local residents tremendously. Most commuters can barely afford gas. So, city councils and
legisators, what will you do when tourism starts to fail too? Way to go, VDOT ‐ once again, another stupid move on
3/6/2012 your part.
Derek Smith Portsmouth VA 23703 United States
My wife and I both go through the tunnels for work. She, 6 days a week and myself 3. This will cost us close to
3/6/2012 $2000.00 per year. we simply cannot afford this.
Willy Olmo Chesapeake VA 23321 United States
I live in Western Branch and work at the Naval Base. No COL adjustment or pay raise for second year, gas at $3.60
3/6/2012 and rising need I say any more.
William Clements Chesapeake VA 23320 United States 3/6/2012 Another example of Republicans selling out to corporate interest. The toll is nothing more than a tax.
Shelley Klouzal Portsmouth VA 23707 United States
We live in Portsmouth, my husband works in Norfolk as a federal firefighter. Absolutely no raises of any kind in 4
3/6/2012 years yet we are expected to keep paying more for everything...
J H Franklin VA 23851 United States
I think I would rather share the cost by raising gas taxes. People commuting to low paying jobs or to college have to
3/6/2012 use the tunnels... no choice about it and the annual cost will be enormous for them.
Sherry Luchs Virginia Beach VA 23457 United States 3/6/2012 I cannot afford these tolls! This will hurt many other people also financially.
Ed LaSalle Portsmouth VA 23707 United States 3/6/2012 Taxation without representation is unfair.
Regina Adams Virginia Beach VA 23462 United States 3/6/2012 I think its just ridiculous...thats why? If they want to do this, well us a better cost of living raise.
James Lewallen Chesapeake VA 23321 United States 3/6/2012 Tolls will kill the economy in Hampton Roads, not to mention what it will do to working families.
Anthony Korchak Norfolk 23505 United States Min
The tunnels suck enough lets add more delays with tolls. Are you really saying the only way I can get to/from Norfolk
3/6/2012 is by paying to go through a tunnel?
Paul Burns Virginia Beach VA 23455 United States
It will cost me and the thousands of my co‐workers $920 a year to just go‐to and come‐home from work in
3/6/2012 Portsmouth at NNSY. Money that feeds families, pays bills, and fuels cars.
VIRGINIA CAMPBELL VIRGINIA BEAHC VA 23464‐3119 United States
IT WILL MAKE THE ECONOMY WORST. WHY IS IT THAT WE IN THE HAMPTON ROADS/TIDEWATER HAVE TO HAVE ALL
THE TOLLS? WILL THE MONEY FROM THESE TOLLS BE SPENT ONLY IN OUR AREA? OR WILL THEY GO INTO A POOL
THAT WILL BE USED ALL OVER THE STATE. SO FAR, YOU HAVE BEEN VOTED INTO OFFICE HAVE MADE THINGS WORST
3/6/2012 NOT BETTER. FROM OUR GOVERNOR ON DOWN
Victoria Freeman Hampton VA 23669 United States
It is unfortunate, with the economic meltdown, paying high taxes for everything, low income, gas prices on the rise,
families survival, housing, utilities, etc‐‐adding more minuses to an average income will create more homelessness
3/6/2012 especially in a blue collar industry.
Kristina Heffley Virginia Beach VA 23464 United States
I'm a single mom from Va Beach working in Portsmouth. My budget is tight already without the added strain of
these too high tolls! The company that I work for will also feel the effects of these proposterous tolls. I also have
3/6/2012 friends who work in Old Towne Portsmouth, and the businesses there will suffer even more than they do already.
jorge rivera portsmouth VA 23703 United States
this is going to add additional cost to Portsmouth business when submitting a proposal and will limit contractors to
the amount of people that will be willing to come work in the city of Portsmouth and therefore contractor will be
3/6/2012 limited to the amount of contracts that can be brought to the city.
Zanda Barnes Suffolk, VA 23435 United States
The tolls are too high for the people who have to go to work on a daily baisis from the Portsmouth side who work in
3/6/2012 Norfolk. We do not need a toll for the next 20 years. Find a better way to pay for this.
John Sommers Chesapeake VA 23322 United States
Financial...we need a gas tax before we have tolls. Our Government officials are too scare to raise taxes and seek reelection
the day they are elected. I am over this.
3/6/2012
David Moore Chesapeake VA 23321 United States
Just more mismanagement of our tax dollars that should already be funded. We need to vote all of our officials out
3/6/2012 and start over. Maybe we can get it right this time.
Cynthia Silvers Portsmouth VA 23704 United States
I am #7,645 out of 10,000. I'm gonna be in the number that beats this thing down. I won't let it happen on my
3/6/2012 watch!
Damon Bowers Virginia Beach VA 23456 United States 3/6/2012 As a commuter driving from Virginia Beach to Portsmouth everyday, I totally object to these tolls!
Terry GREENE Zuni VA 23898‐2115 United States
As a small Service oriented business in Hampton Roads, these tolls would add another layer of financial stress when
added to escalang gas prices and the price of consumer goods.
3/6/2012 Certainly there is another way.
Doug Yates Chesapeake VA 23324 United States
Once again, our leaders have taken the easy way out! Instead of planning and looking for solutions they raise taxes
3/6/2012 (tolls are taxes)
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