February 10, 2012

SandBox Comments: Aspen Daily News "RFTA board split over policy statement on gas exploration"

(See related story here and here)

It's about the money.  RFTA's concern is that they're going to upset very powerful elected commissioners and concilmen who give them handout and bailout money without blinking an eye.

"There's always more money for RFTA" is a local mantra.  Never mind that our homeless, hungry, unemployed populations are at record high levels.  'Nothing to be concerned about' while our tourism sales stay flat.  "There's always more money for RFTA".

The call for the Roaring Fork Transit Authority to become self-sustaining is one that has been shouted out by taxpayers for years.

Taxpayers who are reading this spin out of RFTA this morning, as RFTA attempts to appease EnCana so they can grab up the $365,000 EnCana is offering in a grant towards CNG busses, while at the same time doing the shuck and jive so that Pitkin County commissioners and Aspen City Council stay happy.

Here's another factor thrown in to the wringing of hands currently going on in RFTA admin:

Better decide quick because at the next election cycle for Aspen Council and PitCo commissioners, voters may choose to sweep them both clean and elect conservative values who will neutralize the problem on both sides.

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