What is really going to happen with the proposed changes to the highway I-80 interchanges with highways 680 and 12? Is trouble brewing ahead?
Have You Thought Of These Important Questions?
• Must central Fairfield become less accessible via the new highway ramp locations?
• Increasing driving time to downtown Fairfield from the highway ramps, means fewer diners and shoppers coming downtown. What effect will the new ramps have on reducing downtown spending?
• Revitalizing central Fairfield creates more jobs. The improved economic vitality of central Fairfield will increases the tax revenue. Without this expected tax revenue, will we have to further raise taxes?
• When will the expensive studies and great designs for revitalizing West Texas Street be openly shown in public meetings? Almost everyone believed it would revitalize Fairfield.
• Where did the monies set aside for revitalizing West Texas Street disappear to before the recession?
• The city promised to start revitalizing West Texas Street by 2000. Will the city set a new deadline? Will the businesses asked to invest in central Fairfield as part of the stalled program be compensated for the city not keeping its promise to fix the area?
• Will downtown businesses continue paying the extra downtown business tax, after the highways take away part of their customer base?
Can we be candid? Might this be resolved with team spirit? The majority agrees the I-80 interchange needs help. So let’s compromise; and stop backstabbing. We look forward to working together..!
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