tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244295561839420640.post-60220374242832035552007-07-26T13:04:00.000-07:002007-07-26T13:04:00.000-07:00Though non-Newcastle vehicles may account for 90% of the traffic (keeping in mind that no study has substantiated this claim), the congestion effects nearly 100% of the residents here; thus, Coal Creek is very much our highway and we have a responsibility to do something about it. It is difficult to argue that $30 million in outside funds is, somehow, not a "fair share" on a $44 million project.<BR/><BR/>Our residents will be none too happy if we forfeit the outside money already committed to the project, in addition to reimbursing the TIB $9 million...while we continue to sit in traffic. Making tough decisions is what leadership is all about...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com