KCFFR Launches New “ITP Watch” Web Site, Campaign
April 14th 2009 02:37 pm
Today Kent County Families for Fiscal Responsibility is launching a new project called ITP Watch. We aim to shine the light on the finances and operations of the ITP/Rapid bus transit system. The ITP continues to lack transparency. ITP Watch will make available the information that ITP doesn’t want taxpayers to have access to: budgets, operational reports, and other data showing the lack of efficiency of the Rapid system.
ITP Watch is also part of our effort to urge voters to say NO to the tax increase on the ballot Tuesday, May 5th, 2009. This tax increase is proposed to pay for a new “Silver Line” bus system. This Silver Line will choke up traffic on Division from downtown Grand Rapids to 60th street by cutting off two of the four lanes on Division during peak traffic hours. In addition, this tax increase will cost the taxpayers of Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Walker, Wyoming, and Grandville a whopping $70 million. Read more at the ITP Watch web site.
