Turnpike sale

Democrats Seek to Force Higher Tolls on New Jersey Through Intimidation

Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-Morris) called upon New Jersey’s mayors to ignore a letter from the State Treasurer that seeks to prevent municipalities from adopting resolutions in opposition to the Democrat Majority’s plan to sell the State’s toll roads.

Senator Tom Kean, R-21 issued the following statement regarding a transportation newsletter that detailed a proposal received by Governor Corzine in February that offered New Jersey $30 billion over 15 years to operate the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway.

Toll Hike Plan to be Kept Under Wraps by Trenton Democrats

Senator Thomas H. Kean Jr., (R-Essex/Union/Morris/Somerset) issued the following statement after the Corzine Administration failed to fully comply with a request made under the “Open Public Records Act” for documents relating to the planned sale of the State’s toll roads.

Time to End the Stone-walling and Reveal Scheme to Boost Toll

Senator James J. “Sonny” McCullough issued the following statement in response to the Corzine Administration’s refusal to fully comply with a request for information relating to the plan to sell New Jersey’s toll roads that was authorized in the Fiscal Year 2008 annual appropriations act.

“The only people who will benefit from the governor’s convoluted plan to sell the turnpike are the Wall Street bankers, who will collect big, fat fees from the financing of the Turnpike sale and their clients,”

 NY & PA Slot Parlors Will Benefit from Trenton Toll Tax Plan 

Senator James J. “Sonny” McCullough (R-Atlantic) called upon Trenton politicians to abandon their secretive plan to impose massive toll hikes on the Garden State Parkway and Atlantic City Expressway leading to Atlantic City’s casinos, in light of a report from the Casino Control Commission that gaming revenues had declined four percent in the first half of 2007.

Deficit Ignored Until Turnpike Is Sold

Senator Thomas Kean, R-21, issued the following statement today in response to Governor Jon Corzine signing the fiscal year 2008 budget:

            “Those in power continue to preach prudence and practice mismanagement

New Jersey Drivers Get a Swift Kick in their Assets Courtesy of the Democrats

            Senator Anthony R. Bucco (R-Morris) issued the following statement on the enactment of the Fiscal Year 2008 budget that authorizes the first steps in the selling of New Jersey’s toll roads.

Turnpike/Parkway Sale and Post-Election Massive Toll Hike Gets Go Ahead

            Senator Nicholas Asselta (R-Cape May/Cumberland/Atlantic) issued the following statement on the enactment of the Fiscal Year 2008 annual appropriations act, which contains language to begin the process of selling the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway.

            During your press availability Friday afternoon you stated that your plans for “an extraction of value from an existing asset” were closely modeled on a transportation system in United Kingdom or Canada.  As you are aware this issue is extremely important to New Jersey’s residents. The public would be very interested to know precisely what the model is for the sale or lease of New Jersey’s toll roads or other assets.