more toll road half-truths and spin from it's new CEO

1/25/08

To: Roger@rogerhedgecock.com

Roger,

thanks for broadcasting the Trestles toll road
debate between Surfrider and TCA's new CEO.

I was the "caller" asking the question of Mr. CEO,
"Do you know the proposed toll fare for a Trestles
toll road is $15 one-way?"

He didn't know.

I was shocked at what he doesn't know.
We're you?

Matt McClain from Surfrider seems to know lots more.
Maybe that's no surprise.

After all, surfers here in deepest South OC have been
battling the idiocy of "this" toll-project for decades,
and Mr. CEO's been at his TCA desk less than a year.

Even OC Supervisor Chris Norby knows more about
"this" issue than Mr. TCA-CEO.

At the last TCA Board meeting Supe-Norby stated publicly ,
"If it weren't for the surfriders and the indians (direct quote)
down there, this problem would be over."

Hmm, guess us braindead surfers are 'more-brain' and
'less-dead' than TCA planned for.

We certainly know more "reality" details of TCA's
superfluous toll-road-plan thru San Onofre than
their "new" CEO. He needs homework.

Two more things Mr. TCA-CEO doesn't know:

1. The 73 toll road (the one you drive) is in fact
bankrupt. On-the-road-to-BK since Day-1, the 73
survives today, because of a $1Billion Dollar
Bail-Out loan from the 73's sister toll road (last year),
the 241. The same one salivating to pave its
useless way thru San Onofre.

The Billion Dollar Bail-Out came under threat of
lawsuit from Laguna's 73 (San Joaquin Corridor)
toll board. FYI - check-out the 73's Wall St. Bond
Status - it's Junk. Mr. TCA-CEO apparently doesn't
know that either. He said his roads are healthy,
and a good investment (do you mell snake-oil?).

Another plain-fact not mentioned: TCA's OC 241 toll
road extension would pave-over "a San Diego State Park,"
not an OC State Park. San Onofre is SD - not OC.
All for a toll road no one will drive (OCTA's 07 MIS
Study)? Wow - talk about brain-dead.

I'm preparing a "Letter To The Editor " newspaper
submission based on your debate. I'll forward you
a copy.

Remember - next time you pay your $4.25 one-way
toll on the 73: 80% of OC thru-commuters are intentionally
Priced-Off OC toll roads and onto over burdened OC
freeways, hobbled by TCA Non-Compete Agreements -
all to protect TCA Bond Holder Investors?

Some mass transit model.

What does Ted Turner say,
"Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way."

We want TCA "OUT" of our traffic way.
And out of our State Parks.

They're clogging our commute and polluting our
creeks and oceans. Enough already.

They ain't smart - or honest.

caller - Jerry Collamer