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Attachment to Mr. Cairn's Message Regarding<br />
Termination for Convenience of the P3 Contract for the Midtown Tunnel/Downtown Tunnel/MLK Extension Project<br />
Edward Barham III Portsmouth VA 23703 United States<br />
This is an all around bad deal. Our legislators would have better served us by responsibly raising the gasoline tax<br />
over time to pay for this and other needed projects. This huge financial burden on the users of the tunnels and does<br />
nothing to guarantee relief from traffic congestion. We will get one additional lane of traffic each way five years<br />
from now that we begin paying for today. The additional financial burden is in no way offset by a potential slight<br />
2/23/2012 relief from congestion five years away.<br />
Allison Wittkamp Norfolk VA 23505 United States 2/23/2012 Travel the midtown tunnel for work everyday and cannot afford a toll on top of gas I pay to drive to Suffolk.<br />
Anita Strickland chesapeake VA 23322 United States<br />
I was born & raised in Portsmouth. Until 2009 I traveled 264 thru the tunnel, jordon bridge (alternate route, until it<br />
was no longer an option) & of course thru the midtown tunnel as displayed in the picture; for my entire working<br />
career. I have been working in downtown Norfolk for the last 20 years, so there is plenty of history behind the<br />
anxiety felt when the new 4 letter word "TOLL" was unleashed to the general public. The traffic at either tunnel to &<br />
from Portsmouth/Norfolk is unbearable & ridiculous already. Adding tolls to an already volatile situation is adding<br />
insult to injury. The decision makers need to find another way to fund their endeavours vs. mandating an already<br />
recessed <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> Area with yet another money drain. Most people are trying daily to get by on their current<br />
wages. It's not likely that everyone in the work force will have offered to them a company allowance to offset the<br />
2/23/2012 cost of "TOLL" mandates.<br />
shawn griffey portsmouth VA 23701 United States 2/23/2012 Traffic back‐up.. isolate the cities even more than they are..<br />
Alzenio Cortado Portsmouth VA 23707 United States<br />
I work in Norfolk and reside in Portsmouth so I use the Midtown tunnel daily. The daily toll cost for me is an extra<br />
2/23/2012 expense I can not afford.<br />
William Conner Norfolk VA 23507 United States<br />
The toll would cause a significant negative economic impact on Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk. Other areas would<br />
2/24/2012 be affected negatively as well.<br />
Kathy Batkin Portsmouth VA 23703 United States<br />
I don't mind tolls, but the ones to be imposed on us beginning this summer are way too high. They need to be<br />
2/24/2012 reduced by about half.<br />
Danny Donovan Portsmouth VA 23404 United States<br />
This move will not generate income for the state/cities, all it will do is make people not come into the downtown<br />
portsmouth tunnel. High Street and Olde Towne is already suffering due to the economic downturn and the recent<br />
years' flooding issues, this will basically turn the downtown portsmouth area to an island.<br />
The only enty that will see any upck in their profits will be HRT as people will start taking the ferry to avoid the<br />
tolls. Anyone who votes yes on this, will be actively campaigned against and the undersigned will see to it your<br />
2/24/2012 career in public office is over.<br />
Keisha Cutler Suffolk VA 23435 United States<br />
I am signing because this toll IS a tax that is being unequally imposed on residents and businesses of <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong>.<br />
ALL VA residents should beware! If this proceeds as planned, this will just be the start.<br />
I don't believe for a moment that legislators will not find a reason to raise the gas tax in the future, because costs will<br />
inevitably go up each year and the projections will fall short. Republicans will not have control of the House<br />
2/24/2012 indefinitely. So we will end up with tolls AND higher taxes!<br />
Gloria Bunting Chesapeake VA 23322‐3740 United States 2/24/2012 Cost will determine how often we go through the tunnell. Seniors living on a fixed income.<br />
Linda Matthews Portsmouth VA 23701 United States<br />
Live in Portsmouth, have to drive to CHKD for my daughter, no COL increase, single parent, gas prices are so<br />
unpredictable, grocery prices are so much higher. Who exactly says there must be tolls ? Those in higher income<br />
2/24/2012 ranges who don't have to use the tunnels?<br />
Daniel Welch Smithfield VA 23430 United States<br />
Tolls will burden workers at a time when budgets are already tight with the cost of gas going up. We need to<br />
2/24/2012 concentrate on job creation to increase the number of citizens paying taxes thereby increasing revenue<br />
Daryl Clark Portsmouth VA 23701 United States 2/24/2012 Funding for roads is necessary however this is not the way.<br />
Michael Wright Chesapeake VA 23321 United States 2/24/2012 It will create barriers between <strong>Hampton</strong> <strong>Roads</strong> Cities. Do not isolate us.<br />
Phyllis Hill Norfolk VA 23504 United States 2/24/2012 The tolls will place a financial burden on people who can not afford it as well as small businesses..<br />
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