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Government
Pipkin proposes Bay Bridge 'Bill of Rights'Published 01/08/09
A Queen Anne's County state senator said he plans to propose a Bill of Rights for Bay Bridge users in the General Assembly session that starts next week. State Sen. E.J. Pipkin, R-Elkton, also appeared before the Board of Public Works yesterday to renew his calls for an independent inspection of the structure. "As an elected official we have a responsibility when we come across a situation that we perceive as very dangerous that we yell from the rooftops," Mr. Pipkin told the board, which includes Gov. Martin O'Malley, Comptroller Peter Franchot and Treasurer Nancy Kopp. The senator has been outspoken...
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Bridge - 2009-01-12 15:46:46
MTA says they are not raising the toll but they want to add a $1.50 per month per account/service charge. That's $18.00 a year!
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Annual inspections, eh? - 2009-01-09 15:17:33
That PROVES Mr. Pipklin's case: if there ARE annual inspections under the state's "very strong inspection program", how were the corroded fasteners which required "emergency" repairs
overlooked?
Maybe the Capital can do a followup on this article by raising that very question to the Secretary of Transportation...
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Bridge - 2009-01-09 13:36:56
Build another span ... now!
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