Recall this post a few days ago: http://othersideofbrunswick.blogspot.com/2017/08/yes-brunswick-just-like-we-told.html
As we were driving home from lunch today, Mrs. Side remarked on how bad the conditions of Brunswick’s roads are. And Shirley she is right. We are the bane of auto owners and a delight to auto mechanics. Lots of salt, and lots of washboard (and worse) paving, and you have auto mechanics full employment circumstances.
Suddenly we remembered our two Senators in Golden Egg land. And we thought, if these laying hens can squeeze out millions for runways, taxiways, and hangars at BXM, which averages about 3 aircraft arrivals and/or departures a day, surely they can squeeze out an egg or two annually for Brunswick’s roadways. And taxiways. of course, as we recall the fine fiscal largesse Brunswick Taxi has managed to squeeze out of public coffers.
If the winners, the chosen few in town, can latch on to public dollars so easily, isn’t it time for the rest of us, the thousands of unchosen, to have someone bring home the bacon for us? Last time we checked, this town, with total spending of more than $60 million a year, was spending in the range of 1% of that for road surfacing/paving.
Considering the importance of connecting us all via our infrastructure, we find this figure horribly underwhelming. At the same time, it points out how a few million a year in crumbs from King, Angus and Senator Susan could make an incredible difference in our municipal byways. And we’re pretty sure we average well over 3 personal, commercial, and public safety trips per day.
Hell, we’re all subsidizing the Downeaster at the level of nearly $10 million a year. Compare what it means to you on a daily basis, compared to the use of our roads.
When you come right down to it, who doesn’t like bacon and eggs? Especially when it’s free?
Two over easy, please, with bacon crisp!
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