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| DATE | 2008-04-04 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Congestion Tax Wars
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Congestion Pricing Opponents Re-Group, Release Letters
by Azi Paybarah | April 1, 2008
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* Green
* Congestion pricing
* Michael Bloomberg
* Richard Brodsky
* Ruben Diaz Sr.
A day after the City Council voted in favor of congestion pricing, and before the state legislature has a chance to, critics of the plan are making the argument that it is a financial burden on community services and charities.
Today, State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr. of the Bronx released a letter he sent to his colleagues urging them to oppose. In the letter Diaz wrote, “buses from organizations transporting senior citizens and/or community groups are obligated to pay the full $8.00,†and added, “there are no guarantees that the $8.00 fee or ‘new tax’ for drivers will not rise annually as it did in Europe which began charging $10.00 to drivers and rose to $16.00.â€
Richard Brodsky of Westchester released a letter that he received from a charitable group that delivers food to New Yorkers with HIV-AIDS.
President and C.E.O. of God’s Love We Deliver, Karen Pearl, told Brodsky she fears congestion pricing will be too costly for the non-profit. She writes, “Depending on which fee our vans might be subjected to, it could cost us anywhere from $30,000 to $80,000 (and more in the coming years, given our projected growth).â€
Before city lawmakers approved the plan yesterday, Michael Bloomberg made a final push for the plan as a way to stimulate the economy and create jobs.
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