The Governor officially vetoed SB 241 and killed the commuter rail proposal. This victory belongs to every person who refused to let bad policy be forced onto our taxpayers. Keep an eye on the legislature to ensure they do not try to move this debt onto us through another bill …
July 5, 2019
Final supporters
Please let it be known to the NH Legislature, both the House and Senate, and especially The Governor of NH Chris Sununu, that we the undersigned, INDIVIDUALS and BUSINESSES, are HEREBY OPPOSED to the installation of a commuter rail system that would transport people from Massachusetts to NH and back as per described in SB 241.
We ask that our Governor VETO SB 241 and stop this unsupportable proposal.
Commuter rail systems carry with them massive debt that is then placed on the taxpayers in perpetuity. It could even mean and income tax, which the Governor of NH CLAIMS HE IS AGAINST.
Please read more from experts on this subject by searching at our website on "Commuter Rail".
http://bedfordresidents.com/
Remember, college polls recently touted in the news were conducted by highly-paid lobbying firms claiming 75% are for commuter rail. Those polls were likely only the opinions of 500 or so people, NOT "75% of NH", and those surveyed were likely not given any facts. Because ridership would be .01% or less, a commuter rail would not be financially viable. Taxpayers would be stuck with the bill. Who is paying these lobbyists?
A study has already been done that concluded the system would serve 2,568 one way trips per day, which is really 1,284 people taking a round trip per day. Divide that by NH’s 1.386 million population and you get 0.0926 percent. That’s less than one tenth of one percent. (Yes we overestimated when we said 1% would use it)
Read more here: http://www.nhcvrc.org/pdf/CommuterRail.pdf
Read the CATO INSTITUTE'S policy advisory on outmoded technology and see the list of bankrupt commuter rail lines in the USA. http://bedfordresidents.com/bra/2019/05/24/the-com...
SAVE NH FROM WHAT WOULD BE A SERIOUS MISTAKE and let this be our demand that SB 241 be VETOED by the Governor of NH.: https://new-hampshire.secure.force.com/support/GOV...
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019
We hit a significant milestone in our opposition to this rail project. Post the petition link on your Facebook page right now and email your local representative to demand they vote against SB 241.
May 28, 2019
The lobbyists are pushing hard but they cannot hide the fact that this rail project is a bad deal for our taxpayers. Contact your state representative today and demand they vote against SB 241. Post the link to this petition on your Facebook page so our neighbors know the truth about the hidden costs.
Reached 100 supporters
May 25, 2019
May 23, 2019
We need to hit one hundred signatures right now to prove this proposal lacks real support. Send this link to three neighbors who want to protect our state from this tax burden.
6 Comments
Ridiculous idea. My property taxes are high enough as it is. We dont need to pay for a choo choo for massachusetts commuters.
FIX OUR LOCAL ROADS FIRST. sick of this wasteful spending on projects that nobody asked for.
Gov Sununu better listen to us on this one. NO RAIL.
Keep our tax dollars in NH and out of Boston pockets. We dont need this train and we dont want an income tax. Stop the madness.
NH is not a suburb of Boston. If people want to live in mass let them stay there. Keep the rail out.
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The Governor officially vetoed SB 241 and killed the commuter rail proposal. This victory belongs to every person who refused to let bad policy be forced onto our taxpayers. Keep an eye on the legislature to ensure they do not try to move this debt onto us through another bill …
July 5, 2019
Final supporters
Please let it be known to the NH Legislature, both the House and Senate, and especially The Governor of NH Chris Sununu, that we the undersigned, INDIVIDUALS and BUSINESSES, are HEREBY OPPOSED to the installation of a commuter rail system that would transport people from Massachusetts to NH and back as per described in SB 241.
We ask that our Governor VETO SB 241 and stop this unsupportable proposal.
Commuter rail systems carry with them massive debt that is then placed on the taxpayers in perpetuity. It could even mean and income tax, which the Governor of NH CLAIMS HE IS AGAINST.
Please read more from experts on this subject by searching at our website on "Commuter Rail".
http://bedfordresidents.com/
Remember, college polls recently touted in the news were conducted by highly-paid lobbying firms claiming 75% are for commuter rail. Those polls were likely only the opinions of 500 or so people, NOT "75% of NH", and those surveyed were likely not given any facts. Because ridership would be .01% or less, a commuter rail would not be financially viable. Taxpayers would be stuck with the bill. Who is paying these lobbyists?
A study has already been done that concluded the system would serve 2,568 one way trips per day, which is really 1,284 people taking a round trip per day. Divide that by NH’s 1.386 million population and you get 0.0926 percent. That’s less than one tenth of one percent. (Yes we overestimated when we said 1% would use it)
Read more here: http://www.nhcvrc.org/pdf/CommuterRail.pdf
Read the CATO INSTITUTE'S policy advisory on outmoded technology and see the list of bankrupt commuter rail lines in the USA. http://bedfordresidents.com/bra/2019/05/24/the-com...
SAVE NH FROM WHAT WOULD BE A SERIOUS MISTAKE and let this be our demand that SB 241 be VETOED by the Governor of NH.: https://new-hampshire.secure.force.com/support/GOV...
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019
We hit a significant milestone in our opposition to this rail project. Post the petition link on your Facebook page right now and email your local representative to demand they vote against SB 241.
May 28, 2019
The lobbyists are pushing hard but they cannot hide the fact that this rail project is a bad deal for our taxpayers. Contact your state representative today and demand they vote against SB 241. Post the link to this petition on your Facebook page so our neighbors know the truth about the hidden costs.
Reached 100 supporters
May 25, 2019
May 23, 2019
We need to hit one hundred signatures right now to prove this proposal lacks real support. Send this link to three neighbors who want to protect our state from this tax burden.
6 Comments
Waste of money plain and simple. Ridership numbers are a joke and we all know it.
Ridiculous idea. My property taxes are high enough as it is. We dont need to pay for a choo choo for massachusetts commuters.
FIX OUR LOCAL ROADS FIRST. sick of this wasteful spending on projects that nobody asked for.
Gov Sununu better listen to us on this one. NO RAIL.
Keep our tax dollars in NH and out of Boston pockets. We dont need this train and we dont want an income tax. Stop the madness.
NH is not a suburb of Boston. If people want to live in mass let them stay there. Keep the rail out.
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Waste of money plain and simple. Ridership numbers are a joke and we all know it.