Update: Michigan Road Funding is A Joke

Last week I wrote that "Michigan Road Funding is A Joke" partly because "A provision in a 1951 law requires cities or villages with a minimum of 25,000 residents, such as Troy, to pay a part for any highway construction within the state" - and a new I-75 project just north of Detroit will cost several cities nearly ALL of their Paltry Road Funding Package $ Dollars!

Well, Gov. Rick Snyder has now vetoed a road funding bill aimed at giving some relief to cities.

Yes, Dick thinks a 1951 law applies our 21st century roads and that is just fine with him. Even though it means that 10's of thousands of people will still have to drive on the same crappy, car trashing, moonscape roads this year to work - shopping - church on Sunday, with no hope of anything better in sight.

Most of the money these communities got for fixing their roads this year will go to widen I-75 instead, allowing more people to pass them by (who wouldn't want to - their streets are sh*t).

And remember, this is even though Senate Bill 557 sought to end that practice, and it passed both the state House and Senate with big majorities!!

Here is what State Sen. Marty Knollenberg, R-Troy, who sponsored the bill had to say:

"I just can’t believe that he thinks that the cities should pay for roads that they don’t own," Knollenberg said. "It’s utterly ridiculous. It’s simply unfair and I can’t believe he didn’t understand that."

Well, I guess Dick doesn't like his party and they don't like him anymore either. Not to mention what he thinks of you and me. Perhaps he is getting a job at one of the car companies his buddy owns after he is out of his current job. After all it is because of him we're all going to need new cars sooner rather than later.

Just for laughs, here is a photo I saw on a news website of Dick with the caption: "Governor Snyder patches potholes on M-37"

Governor Snyder patches potholes on M-37 - What Pothole ?

Uh... Where's the Pothole??? Accomplishing nothing as usual. Guess he won't be doing any roadwork for his next gig. That's a good thing right? !


Drive Careful,
Will