Citizens Opposed to the Toll Road

Rob Medina
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/ #12 Its More Like "Muller-Lite"

2011-01-27 20:06

Todd, you have hit the nail on the head. The city calls their proposal "Muller", but its more like "Muller-Lite."

The Muller Plan has seven major road improvement projects. The city's compromise only offers one or two. And that's "maybe" - if Perlmutter gets the money, which is questionable. (If you heard Pres. Obama's State of the Union speech, he called for an end to earmarks).

Back in 2003, in concert with the Muller Plan, council adopted Resolution 1439. It requires Arvada to improve Indiana/McIntyre - which is critical. Our past council understood that Arvada must share the traffic burden, otherwise everything gets pushed through Golden. The city's current deal doesn't mention improving Indiana/McIntyre. Its basically off the table.

I can't understand how this council has so easily forgotten about the hard work that went into the Muller Plan which represents what Golden wants and deserves.

Now, the city says our only options are to sue or accept "peanuts." And we have to decide right now! What the heck is going on here?

At minimum, this council should push for a better deal for Golden. This current compromise is awful.