tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840511756286055487.post1106064369920318408..comments2024-03-27T20:04:53.585-06:00Comments on Illinois Transportation Issues: SB 572: Hope Springs Eternal For Representative HamosTom Bamontehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08257129333713108323noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840511756286055487.post-61884833060135195822007-11-07T08:39:00.000-06:002007-11-07T08:39:00.000-06:00To go into a little more detail, the legislative l...To go into a little more detail, the legislative letter to the RTA, posted on the <A HREF="http://www.juliehamos.org/pdfs/3leaderslettertoreilly11-1-07.pdf" REL="nofollow">Hamos site,</A> says in the first paragraph "we understand fully the urgent need to provide a major increase in stable long term funding as well as extensive reforms to increase the efficiency of the system, require coordination of fares, and avoid service duplication."<BR/><BR/>Rest assured, especially with the current version of Section 12b of the proposed <A HREF="http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/09500SB0572ham010.htm" REL="nofollow">Act</A>, you won't get the "as well"s in actuality, although the legislators will claim that they will have delivered them. Remove the "upon the affirmative vote of 9 of the then Directors of the Authority" language first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4840511756286055487.post-29287256507730897802007-11-07T08:20:00.000-06:002007-11-07T08:20:00.000-06:00As previously noted, the so called reforms in SB57...As previously noted, the so called reforms in SB572 have been so watered down by the quest to get votes that there will be no real reforms. You'll get the pension package and the associated real estate transfer tax, some funding source that is not sustainable (probably not a sales tax and probably something related to the casino), a bloated RTA board, and a bunch of window dressing so that the state representatives can send mailings to the constituents to the effect that they addressed the problems identified by the Auditor General, but really didn't. Did you think the Daley Administration would give up political control of the CTA at this point? Especially when it wants a similar governance model for its casino commission?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com