Response
Mr. Yaple and his three musketeers have always had problems with other government agencies. What they fail to realize in citing all these problems is that they are the constant in the equation. Whatever problems there have been with whoever always included those four. Come on guys, don?’t you see this?
I agree that ODOT will see major issues arising due to increasing costs of material and transportation and I think they will have to look at priorities that will affect projects soon to be started or those with only a minimal commitment already invested. I have concerns about the Diley Road project. If this project dies due to money, this city may as well wither and die with it. We cannot live with multi-lane access to I-70 only. I wish I had been around during the Diley improvement argument. It would have given me an excuse to go to council and speak in favor of the project. I do have experience in matters like that and I can cite examples of projects elsewhere that would startle you with their similarity.
I don?’t see the Pickerington Road interchange happening anywhere near the schedule it is on now. More like 10 years would be expected. Don?’t forget folks that the residents of ?“The Jeffersons?” down there haven?’t even begun their opposition to the project. That could add time to it, too.
I also do not support neither moving, nor attempting to convince ODOT to move the interchange to Allen Road. There are many reasons for this but the foremost is the inability of the township or county to generate or wave their magic wands to make the necessary $20,000,000 or so appear to improve Allen northward to make it at all viable as an enticement to development or interest of ODOT or any influential elected officials. Shoot, an effectively written proposal and contract for a feasibility study could run in the $2 - $4 million range itself. Where would any of the unsophisticated rubes representing us from the township begin to come with ideas of where to get even these funds from?
Let?’s face it, the city, as a municipality, is in a lot better position to explore funding opportunities to seek realistic transportation improvement options if they have the grit to pursue them. The city at this time seems to be more interested in participating in the finger-pointing war with the township. They are more interested in he said/she said speechifying over the ?“World?’s Best CEDA?” down in Canal. Listen up folks: DEAD ISSUE. OLD NEWS. Let?’s move on looking forward and not backward.
My advice to the city council? DO NOT bargain away your right to annex and grow. You have avenues of opportunities that the township can?’t or won?’t look at. You should already be looking at annexation opportunities along our borders where the powers of a municipality can be best wielded to make quality of life improvements to all residents of this area. The township is charged with representing the interests of all her residents. They fail in that representation because they draw a line around the city and screw us every chance they get. They refuse to admit that we are township residents too. They fail to represent us. Someone needs to even if it means a total annexation of the township, a merger or whatever.
By Maverick
Mr. Yaple and his three musketeers have always had problems with other government agencies. What they fail to realize in citing all these problems is that they are the constant in the equation. Whatever problems there have been with whoever always included those four. Come on guys, don?’t you see this?
I agree that ODOT will see major issues arising due to increasing costs of material and transportation and I think they will have to look at priorities that will affect projects soon to be started or those with only a minimal commitment already invested. I have concerns about the Diley Road project. If this project dies due to money, this city may as well wither and die with it. We cannot live with multi-lane access to I-70 only. I wish I had been around during the Diley improvement argument. It would have given me an excuse to go to council and speak in favor of the project. I do have experience in matters like that and I can cite examples of projects elsewhere that would startle you with their similarity.
I don?’t see the Pickerington Road interchange happening anywhere near the schedule it is on now. More like 10 years would be expected. Don?’t forget folks that the residents of ?“The Jeffersons?” down there haven?’t even begun their opposition to the project. That could add time to it, too.
I also do not support neither moving, nor attempting to convince ODOT to move the interchange to Allen Road. There are many reasons for this but the foremost is the inability of the township or county to generate or wave their magic wands to make the necessary $20,000,000 or so appear to improve Allen northward to make it at all viable as an enticement to development or interest of ODOT or any influential elected officials. Shoot, an effectively written proposal and contract for a feasibility study could run in the $2 - $4 million range itself. Where would any of the unsophisticated rubes representing us from the township begin to come with ideas of where to get even these funds from?
Let?’s face it, the city, as a municipality, is in a lot better position to explore funding opportunities to seek realistic transportation improvement options if they have the grit to pursue them. The city at this time seems to be more interested in participating in the finger-pointing war with the township. They are more interested in he said/she said speechifying over the ?“World?’s Best CEDA?” down in Canal. Listen up folks: DEAD ISSUE. OLD NEWS. Let?’s move on looking forward and not backward.
My advice to the city council? DO NOT bargain away your right to annex and grow. You have avenues of opportunities that the township can?’t or won?’t look at. You should already be looking at annexation opportunities along our borders where the powers of a municipality can be best wielded to make quality of life improvements to all residents of this area. The township is charged with representing the interests of all her residents. They fail in that representation because they draw a line around the city and screw us every chance they get. They refuse to admit that we are township residents too. They fail to represent us. Someone needs to even if it means a total annexation of the township, a merger or whatever.
By Maverick
