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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The majority of Connecticut voters would accept tolls on the state’s highways, but only if the money collected went toward fixing roads or lowering taxes.
Should Connecticut bring tolls back to its highways?
View ResultsShould Connecticut bring tolls back to its highways?
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Yes, I'd support tolls at the border.
9% -
Yes, but only if the money improved our roads or lowered taxes.
24% -
No, I don't want tolls for any reason.
66% -
I don't know.
1%
Quinnipiac University’s Polling Institute asked voters questions about state and local issues last week. Of those that responded, 58 percent said they oppose the idea of bringing tolls back to Connecticut’s highways and only 39 percent said they support the idea.
The Connecticut General Assembly’s Transportation Committee is working on legislation that would allow tolls to be collected at the state’s borders on highways. The bill specifies that the state would also lower its gasoline tax using the money collected.
Many voters changed their answer if given specific plans for the money collected, the survey results said. About 57 percent said they would support tolls if the money went toward rebuilding roads and bridges, compared with 40 percent who would still be opposed. Another 53 percent said yes to tolls if it meant a lower gasoline tax.
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i bolted the stupid state of ny in 1993 from REGRESSIVE RYE N.Y. for the west coast of fl. ahh to escape the VULTURINE TAXES of albany here in the sunshine state i have not paid a dime of state tax NOT A DIME and being a VET I HAVE A HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION HALLELUJAH! LOOK I 95 WHICH IS THE MAJOR schelpp demonic drive in america is the direct result of the CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE OF THE STUPID STATE OF N.Y. AND AND THE NUTMEG STATE for your corrupt state has an ATROCIOUS RECORD ON INFRASTRUCTURE almost as BAD as the garbage barge state of n.y. remember 1987 and that stink,in barge docked in gravesend bay brooklyn that that picture of this notorious barge should be superimposed on every lisence plate in the stupid state of n.y. where after almost 50 yrs. now the stupid state is going to build a new bridge it was when the BEATLES came to shea stadium for the start of their world tour when the garbage barge state last even built a major monumental bridge a record of criminal negligence and DERELICTION OF DUTY unparalled in econ. history but it was 1971 and the judas iscariot gov. of conn. abe ribbicolf and a sodomite congressman from fairfield county stu mckinney backed by the pussillaminous pipsqueaks of the nassau county planning commission who rebuffed the brillant plan of robert moses for the rye oyster bay bridge the greatest master builder of the last 1000 yrs. and with the approval of the stooges in albany followed the post menupasual slut jane jacobs who HATED CARS and the GERIATRIC WEASEL ROBERT CARO who thought roads and bridge improvements irrelevant by th way this WEASEL still lives in sodom on 95 th st. and works part time for the noxious n.y.times a paper i reserve for the parakeet cage well ribbicolf and mckinney got a fake fraudlent specious eco. wetlands bill ramroded thru congress killing the construction of this monumental bridge which would have radically ameliorated the traffic patterns on the most blood bespattered backed up tramatized dangerous inefficient unsafe unsound remember just 30 yrs ago in mianus where the MALFEAISANCE OF THE CENTURY OCCURED this bronx to n.h. conn. should be labbelled ACELDAMA this semitic word refers to the cursed place where judas iscariot hung himself and hid entrails gushed out on the cursed ground so along with the benighted BOOTLESS BLASPHEMOUS BENIGHTED ALBANY hartford has blood stained hands for this negligence and TREACHERY always screwing the poor slob motorist and commuter but now this ha s all caught up with u and u must pay for this SYSTEMATIC DERELICTION of this COLLAPSED CORRIDOR OF DEATH BRONX TO N.H. CONN. THE ACELDAMA actually the biggest losers paradise in america . this rye oyster bay bridge would have brought billions of $$$$$$$$$ into the empty coffers of the garbarge barge state and likewise been an incredible boon to TOURISM in new eng. all FORFEITED FOREVER the stupid state of n.y. is quick to construct anything as long as it has A PENAL PURPOSE which is why this stupid state is no longer the empire state empires need empire builders such as robert moses the greatest monumental builder of the last 1000 yrs. but 1971 was the FATEFUL YR. when the garbage barge state dec ided to give heed to the siren songs of the post menupasual slut jane jacobs who hated cars and the geriatric WEASEL ROBERT CARO to bad these RODENTS were not around a century berfore when the brooklyn was being constructed i am sure they both would have decried this iconographic bridge as being an ecological disaster but ahh the VICTORIANS were tough mindeed business men and would NEVER TOLERATE such nonsense from this benighted duo they had their EYE FIXED ON THE BOTTOM LINE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.!!!
Again it is the same old residents that get hit. No tolls proposed around Hartford CT which is the most heavily traveled. Gas taxes should not be lowered as that benefits people NOT impacted with the extra toll tax. Tolls should be barred for the 1st 20 years in the areas that used to have them. I live in West Haven near the old tolls. The air pollution was horrible. The 1st summer after it was gone was if a 50 lb weight was lifted off my chest. You could not cycle in the Saw Mill Rd underpass before. We also exposed tolltakers to this health hazard-what happened to them? Electronic tolls only do NOT work as no out-of-state passenger vehicle will pay the mailed bill.
Notice that the legislators pushing this are from areas not proposed to get tolls - and they even want their citizens to get a gas tax break!
As we see the troll Ponytail Steve has posted more of her spam
We find it comical how the sickos like ponytail steve totally dismiss a poll when it's not in there favor.
With that said on the rare occasion that it is in their favor they post results over and over and over and over again. So typical of the republican filth.
Who finds it comical?
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This is a horrible idea! The traffic is already insane on i-95!
A toll is nothing more than another tax on the working man who is already taxed beyond belief and held hostage by high gas costs.
Amazing how we have a reputable poll such as Quinnipiac that shows one thing and we have this poll that shows another..How can that be? OH thats right the republicans are once again voting multiple times each on this poll. Why is it that cult can never not even once be honest?
Enough said
A poll can say anything
Pony Tail Steve
This article is about tolls and not Obama Care which I would add is the best thing to happen to the country for years
Not exactly true
Tolls will lower taxes like Obamacare is lowering health care cost.
Enough said
If the state must tax, the gasoline tax is a far better option. The last thing we need is more congestion on our highways and the resulting pollution that it will bring. The last thing we need is for a trip from NYC to Norwalk to take longer, which will make Norwalk a less desirable option for those who live in the City.
I can't believe tolls on 95 are even being considered. Could it be that Hartford has run out of things to tax, and tolls are the only remaining option? The last two proposals out of Hartford are to raise the tolls, and then raise home taxes in order to cut car taxes. Both will hurt property values, which have already taken a beating during the recession. Why is the state taking actions that will hurt home values when so many residents are still underwater on their mortgages?
I want them to open up the TRUCK check point in Greenwich and build one at the other end of I-95 and both ends of I-84. Not only does the one in Greenwich pay for itself, it puts revenue into the state's coffers - let's do it now!
It hasn't been operating in Greenwich because of the moneyed people who don't like it - well, to bad. They can put up with it or pay more taxes.
The assumption on the poll is that tax cuts would remain in place as long as the toll. Which will never happen.
Agreed. Especially if put at the borders, it will only affect commuters and those who live in those areas - almost a localized tax. The gas tax is at least statewide and affects everyone with a vehicle. Keep the gas tax, scrap the tolls, and stop spending so much!
It will only hurt CT residents who need to use the roads, and many drivers willl find a way to get around it, just as they find ways to avoid clogged state roads(RT 7) by using the back roads. Traffic has become a lot worse since the tolls were taken down, and we don't need more obsticals. Things will get even worse while they build new toll stations. Taxes?? Give me a break. How many residents really believe that taxes will go down. There may be an initial drop in something, but CT has a habit of always finding a way to raise taxes going forward. Residents who have lived here for a while can fill you in on that .
The same people who believe taxes will go down are excited about the Easter Bunny coming in a few weeks.
It is misleading to tell CT residents that their gas tax will go down. CT folks will still pay federal gas taxes which go towards the federal highway fund. However, once CT places tolls on 95, the Merritt, etc the state will lose the federal highway dollars from the government for those roads since they collect tolls. But CT residents will still pay the federal highway tax. Sounds like a double tax to me and a foolish idea!
I seem to remember that when the tolls were in place, the money was supposed to be used for road maintenance, which was a very nice fiction until the Mianus River Bridge collapsed. Shortly after that, there was a horrific accident at one of the tolls (Stratford, I think) and that was followed by an announcement that Mianus was caused because there was something like three feet of guano (bird droppings) over the anchoring bolts that caused them to corrode. The inspection of the bridge was limited to someone standing on the ground with binoculars cause they didn't have a lift or a ladder to go that high. The flit hit the shan and the tolls were removed.
Somehow I don't see any of the taxes going down, particularly since the State is already in the red.
I have to agree.
At first the money from the tolls will go back into the roads but then it will get siphoned off for this pet project or that pet project.Then they will have to raise the tolls because there is not enough money coming in from then to pay for the roads and then they will raise taxes.And the cycle will go on an on and on.
God forbid our government should curb it's spending...eventually the water will run out of the rock.
I have to agree 100% with Oldsaddlebag. I have been around long enough to know that at first you will see a change but then everything goes the way they want it. Then your not only stuck with a hike in taxes but the UGLY TRAFFIC INFESTED TOLLS! The took the tolls out on 95 near exit 16 because of a terrible accident in the early 80's. 95 in Norwalk is heavily congested almost anytime of the day or night. It will be nothing short of a nightmare if they do one near Norwalk. When those tolls were in place it was 25cents.....God only knows what they will hike it too now! They will see many getting off to avoid tolls and snarl up the post road and side streets. It's a mess. Just saying.
Does anyone really believe that taxes will be lowered if tolls are brought back? Within a short time, there would be tolls AND taxes back up.
Right on the money. To all the voters that put the current group in charge, PLEASE look up the CT state income tax and see that how that was supposed to be temporary. This will be a new additional tax for the junkies in Hartford to spend like drunken sailors.