Get Rid Of The Political Advertising On The Patch. It Makes Me Not Want To Visit This SIte When Every Time I Sign On I Have To Look At Michelle Obama Telling Me To Tell Barack "I'm In". I Am Not "In" This Moron Has Done Nothing To Improve This Country In 4 Years. Romney Is An Ahole Too, I Say We Put A "None Of The Above" Option On The Ballot. Here's Another Question, How Is It Possible To Effectively Run The Country If You Are Busy Campaigning? I'm Not Just Talking About That Muslim Obama, I'm Talking About Every President.

when comments or comenters do things like this you have to forward them to your editor, Sandy and most other do not put up with this

Chris St Peter,

Try reading this: http://portsmouth.patch.com/blog_posts/tolerance-political-and-otherwise

The opening of the bridge is no cause for celebration, ribbon cutting or parades, thats for sure. For every dollar the state gets in tolls, we chace away business and tourism that are worth many times more. Why can't the Governor see this? Of course DOT and RIBTA don't care as long as they get their hands on the money. When traffic drops off, it might not be teh pot o' gold they thought the bridge was.

Southeastern Massachusetts people are already grumbling about not coming here. I hear it in the workplace and where I do business constantly. $8.00 round trip may not sound like much to some, ($16.00 for those with a boat on a trailer by the way ), but our neighbors are balking already at paying it. Indeed, there is the impression in some parts of that state that the toll is already in place!
Over the years Rhode Island has become adept at pushing our business and the state's potential revenue over the state line with higher taxes and fees on as virtually everyone within a convenient driving distance to the sate line knows. Now add the psycholigical barrier of a $8 round trip toll to deter and blunt any reciprocal business that we still get from our out of state neighbors and we hardly need an economic impact study or a bound manual from a high level state commission as a "source" to see what will happen.

Well Dot and RITPB says the tolls will more than likely MIrror the Pell Bridge, so they said,it, and If you paid attention when this started all we heard was very little and "it's a done deal" not one word about an econmic study until the petition started rolling, If you look you will see there was talk of an envirimental study ,and thats it

Yes Mark WAS planned, but was it implemented? WE were told tolls must be paid , thats it, not maybe pending this or that, a done deal, we were told the the placement of the tolls were being MITIGATED, why do that if the tolls weren't figured in as a lock, Mard, D.

Just the fact that ANY toll will cayse economic harm to the bussiness's and citizens of Newport county AND other in RI and MA, thats is enough facts for me,I'm not here to agrue with you I'm here to stop tolls period, Whats your stake in the Mark D you seem to be very much in favor of tolls

First the state wanted the Mt Hope The bridge guys wouldn't give ut up, it's the bridge guys promblen now, Second, we pay millions of dollars to register cars, as Mt Riley the guy running from portsmouth said on the radio this morning!Wheredo we drive ALL our cars, on the roads and bridges, where does all the car regs money go? IN THE GENERAL FUND, with registration going up at least $10.00 next year how about we just yank 15 million out of that, I bet theres more than enough cars in Newport couny to cover it, Surprise Both the Sakonnett Bridge now have their maintainace funding? At the start of this all I heard was" Where we get the money?right where its been tossed instead of useing it right? Very simple answer looks like to me

The late penalty funds could be put towards maintenance or will DOT let Cardi off the hook. I have a sinking feeling.

To support the fight against the tools, have your local group join STOP = Sakonnet Tolls Opposition Platform. The Portsmouth Business Association invites Portsmouth Businesses who are not members to join us to have a stronger voice. Send an email to TIVERTONSTOP@GMAIL.COM to offer to volunteer. For more information on how to join an organization, call me at 682-2007.

http://tiverton.patch.com/articles/tiverton-stop-lanch-meeting-unites-town

Portsmouth folks As you can see from the post by Ray Berberick stopping the tolls grows everyday, But i still need more than them I need you, your neighbors, just as my father instilled in me that not to vote is to waste all the blood shed for your right to do so, I mad sure that my Kids understood that and I ask you to make sure yours do also, get them to register and sign a petition, We as citizens are bing mistreated due to the mismanagement of out goverment, they asked, show us another way1 So we Did, Mr Riley had another one? Do you see anyone paying attention upstate or now in office, From nowhere to here, Press coverage, TV, Radio We must walk on, gather more names, We must become the biggest show of voter rights The smallest state in the union has ever seen, it's the only way for us to stop the draining of Newport county