pennsylvania turnpike commission

You wouldn't read it in a work of fiction, it would be too far-fetched. Nothing however is too absurd in Pennsylvanian government, it seems.

Vincent Fumo the most notoriously corrupt politician in the state who shortly will be spending his days in US Court facing no less than 139 charges of public corruption is - he claims - sponsoring ethics reform at the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

We aren't making this up.

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Here's an email from Timothy Carson, vice chair of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission:

Peter - My wife wonders if you would introduce her to the "young Philadelphia lawyer" cited in yesterday's posting. I'm afraid she might like to audition the referenced youngster as a replacement for the 59-year old that she has been sleeping with for the last 33 years... Tim

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We received this email from Timothy Carson, vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission:

"Peter - The desperation of you and the corporate interests which clearly hold you hostage is palpable to all. With every new column, your strident advocacy for the "privatization at any cost" cause leaves in tatters any journalistic credibility you might otherwise retain. I continue to believe you are doing a grave disservice to the fledgling (and much needed) P3 movement. Tim."
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Misrepresentation of Act 44 is contained in attachments to the First Quarterly Report of the Turnpike Commission sent to the state legislature Oct 30 2007 under the signature of Joseph Brimmeier, CEO. The vice chair of the Commission Timothy Carson claimed in a letter to TOLLROADSnews this week that neither he no anyone else at the Turnpike have claimed that the 25% toll increase in 2009 and 3% annually thereafter are the toll increases specified by law in Act 44.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) vice-chairman Timothy Carson has written us a 2-page letter in response to our report of their misinformation on Act 44 specifying toll caps. He denies that he or anyone else at the PTC has said that Act 44 caps toll increases at 25% initially and 3% per year thereafter. His denial is ridiculous.  read more »

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission spokesmen have repeatedly claimed they are limited in the toll increases they can impose under last summer's Act 44, whereas, they say, the Governor's private concessionaire might double and triple tolls. 1082 words  read more »