State Rep. Brett Hulsey, Others, Oppose Wasteful Bridge
Original Author:
(James Rowen)
Point to $700 million expenditure on the table while
crucial infrastructure remains degraded.
The Wisconsin end of the bridge serves a very few people, say Wisconsin Democratic Reps. Hulsey, Berceau, Roys, Taylor, and others in Minnesota and Wisconsin:
The 30 legislators also say that funding the new bridge would sap resources from the two states that could be better used elsewhere. Says their letter:
Much more fiscally responsible alternative designs exist, and those savings could be invested in the many road and bridge safety improvement projects languishing all across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Furthermore, the alternative plan significantly reduces noise and air pollution and protects the environmental and recreational integrity of the Lower St. Croix River.
And it concludes:
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