Public Pulse

April 24th, 2008

NCTD Financial Woes

The North County Transit District managed to spend almost a half billion dollars of public funds to build the Sprinter, a light rail commuter train between Oceanside and Escondido. This was to supplement and/or complement the already existing Breeze bus system. Now it is noted that, due to reduced tax dollars, some bus routes are to be curtailed, while possibly increasing the Sprinter service to accommodate week end passengers?

Am I missing something? These political perpetrators will blame it on the present economic slump that they couldn't foresee. Hogwash! A half billion dollars would have subsidized the bus system for years. The Sprinter is a done deal but where is the public outrage? Do we just sit back and allow such mismanagement to continue, as another example of out of control bureaucracy?

/s/Henry M. Sanford
San Marcos, CA 92078

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Editor’s Comment:Excellent advice. I have about 15 different email lists with whom I exchange emails. I wish all of them would follow your advice. Unfortunately, a number of them don't.

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