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2005-05-19 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by tu3031 2005-05-19 09:47|| || Front Page|| [11124 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 How about buying every Anchorage bus rider a new car? It would end up much cheaper.

Posted by ed 2005-05-19 10:55|| 2005-05-19 10:55|| Front Page Top

#2 How about doing the right thing, and building a simple, inexpensive bus stop and refunding the balance of the money?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-05-19 10:57|| 2005-05-19 10:57|| Front Page Top

#3 New slogan for the Anchorage Dept. of Public Transportation: "More is More."

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-05-19 11:12|| 2005-05-19 11:12|| Front Page Top

#4 This is embarasskin...I just got my property tax assessment on my house yesterday. So I am embarassed and mad as hell.......

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-05-19 11:40|| 2005-05-19 11:40|| Front Page Top

#5 I'll take that as a "no"?

Posted by tu3031 2005-05-19 11:49|| 2005-05-19 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 For $1.5m, they could build it big enough that Paul could land his Cessna on the roof--the ultimate Park-n-Ride, as it were.

Posted by Mike">Mike 2005-05-19 12:24|| 2005-05-19 12:24|| Front Page Top

#7 We have a senator that gave us that money"

All by his self, no doubt.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-05-19 12:33|| 2005-05-19 12:33|| Front Page Top

#8 We have an "Uncle Ted" here too. But he's the kinda creepy fat slob drunken perv uncle you really don't want to have much to do with. You refering to Uncle Teddy Kennedy?

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-05-19 14:28|| 2005-05-19 14:28|| Front Page Top

#9 Maybe. Will that get me put on some list?

Posted by tu3031 2005-05-19 14:34|| 2005-05-19 14:34|| Front Page Top

#10 We have an "Uncle Ted" here too.

Well, that saved me from scrolling down to see who submitted it...

Posted by Raj 2005-05-19 14:38|| 2005-05-19 14:38|| Front Page Top

#11 Hmmm...how about an interstate in Hawaii?
Trick question?

Posted by Don 2005-05-19 17:14|| 2005-05-19 17:14|| Front Page Top

#12 ...But it's a really nice bus stop!

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-05-19 17:34|| 2005-05-19 17:34|| Front Page Top

#13 watch the sealions take it over - the Pinniped/Sea Mammal act won't let you move em. They'd soak up that heated sidewalk bizness

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-19 18:03|| 2005-05-19 18:03|| Front Page Top

#14 Gotta remember the first million goes to studies and the environmental impact statement. 300k is held for lawyer fees defending the enviromental impact statement. 200k goes to finding homes for the displaced homeless people who live in the existing bus stop. Another 150k is required to design and build the new bus stop. Its much like the old bus stop but without the graffity (for a few weeks). And another 50k is set aside to reassess the properties ajacent to the new bus stop thereby causing the property taxes to increase disproportional to the improvement to the street. Oh, and more money is needed to hire the three shifts of custodians (relatives to the mayor) hired for maintenance of this technologically cutting edge bus stop w/ new improved security lights. That comes to a total of 1.7 mil plus yearly expenses. Well worth the few dollars because its "For The Children".

Posted by BrerRabbit 2005-05-19 20:10|| 2005-05-19 20:10|| Front Page Top

#15 actually (sadly) my real-life experience (assuming no environmental concerns = NEPA Categorical Exemption): of $1.5 million, actual design: 100K; PM/massaging: $300K; Construction: $600K - rest - lost in the ether

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-19 21:50|| 2005-05-19 21:50|| Front Page Top

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