NOT A DONE DEAL SO LONG AS GASTON COUNTY VOTES!

Stopthetollroad.com now a political action committee

Stopthetollroad.com has formed an independent political action committee to support candidates pledging to stop the toll road to nowhere. Last month Stopthetollroad.com asked candidates to sign a pledge to stop the toll road and support smart use of taxpayer transportation dollars.

Eleven candidates have signed the pledge to oppose the Garden Parkway toll road. Scroll down to see who they are.

Now, it is up to us to speak to our friends and neighbors and go vote in the primary. You may vote early between April 19 through May 5 at three locations: Board of Elections (410 W. Franklin Blvd. Gastonia), Citizens Resource Center (1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy Dallas), and Mount Holly Citizens Center (400 E. Central Ave Mount Holly). Election Day is May 8 at your regular voting place. Early voting is weekdays from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm and Saturday, May 5th from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm.

In the primary, you may vote only for candidates in your party. If you are registered Republican, you may vote only for Republicans; a registered Democrat may vote only for Democrats. Unaffiliated voters may choose to vote in either the Democrat or Republican primary, but not both. In the coming general election this November, voters may split their tickets.

Depending upon where the voter lives, not every race below will be on the ballot. You may print out this page and take it into the polling booth with you if you wish – that is perfectly legal.

CONGRESS 10TH DIST
Democrat (May 8 Primary)		Republican (May 8 Primary)
Name	Prkwy Position	Name	Prkwy Position
Terry Bellamy	???	Ken Fortenberry	Opposed
Patsy Keever	Opposed	Patrick McHenry	???
Timothy Murphy	???	Donald Peterson	Opposed
HOUSE 109 DISTRICT
Democrat (Nov. Election)		Republican (May 8 Primary)
Name	Prkwy Position	Name	Prkwy Position
Dodie Reese	Opposed*	Dana Bumgardner	Opposed
		Tom Keigher	Support
		Donnie Loftis	Support
		Wil Neuman	Support Click for more
HOUSE 110 DISTRICT
Democrat (Nov. Election)		Republican (May 8 Primary)
Name	Prkwy Position	Name	Prkwy Position
Jamar McCoy	Opposed	Kelly Hastings	Opposed
		Pearl Floyd	Support
COUNTY COMMISSION - Crowders Mountain
Democrat		Republican (May 8 Primary)
Name	Prkwy Position	Name	Prkwy Position
		Chuck Costner	Opposed
		Joe Carpenter	Support
COUNTY COMMISSION - South Point
Democrat (Nov. Election)		Republican (May 8 Primary)
Name	Prkwy Position	Name	Prkwy Position
Anthony Duran	Opposed	James Carroll	Opposed*
		Mickey Price	Support
SENATE 44
Democrat (Nov. Election)		Republican (May 8 Primary)
Name	Prkwy Position	Name	Prkwy Position
Ross Bulla	???	Chris Carney	Opposed
		Karen Ray	Opposed
		David Curtis	Opposed*
SENATE 43 (Harrington)
Democrat		Republican (Nov. Election)
Name	Prkwy Position	Name	Prkwy Position
		Kathy Harrington	Opposed

*From Gaston Gazette, did not sign petition

Thanks to the hard work of Senator Kathy Harrington -- who you helped get elected in 2010 -- this is not a done deal. The success of her work (and the problems other elected officials have caused with their blind support of well-connected land speculators) points up why it is so important that we know where each candidate stands on this issue when we vote in the primary on May 8, and again in the general election this November.

Let’s fix the roads we have. Force the speculators to stop pretending this toll road is supposed to make Gaston County better. Insist that elected officials listen to well over 64 % of Gaston County that is opposed to the Garden Parkway. (Paste this link into your browser to read the poll for yourself http://www.nccivitas.org/files/PollPrintPDF.pdf) Gaston County residents simply won’t pay between $38 and $58 a week to cross the county on a toll road that includes six miles of two lane country road. North Carolina taxpayers shouldn’t be asked to guarantee a project that is doomed to financial failure like Greenville’s Southern Connector.
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Reproduced permission of Charlotte Observer

"I don’t think there would be much support for a project in NC that appears to benefit SC the most and takes away growth from the I-85 corridor on the order of 10- 15 percent.”     Jill Gurak, chief project engineer, to Turnpike Authority (May 13, 2010)