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Originally Posted by hambirg  You forgot this part:
Alaska received about half the bridge money anyway, on condition it be used for other things. Palin's predecessor and the Legislature redirected all but $60 million in 2006 to other projects, and Palin has left the remainder untouched, to be used eventually to improve access to the island, her spokeswoman has said.
The airport is separated from its users by a quarter-mile-wide channel of water, forcing travelers to catch either a ferry or a water taxi for a 15-minute ride. Ketchikan, seven blocks wide and eight miles long, is Alaska's entry port for northbound cruise ships that bring more than 1 million visitors yearly.
Yeah! Shame on those people in Alaska for wanting roads. . . |
This brings to mind another question. Who originally decided to put the airport on an island that would require ferry travel to access it? It might have been cheaper to rebuild the airport on the other side of the river.
And it seems that since they are refunding, what is it, about 2000 dollars to their citizens this year alone, why can't they pay for their own roads and bridges?