HOBOKEN - Add 4th Ward City Council Candidate Tim Occhipinti to those who oppose Gov. Christopher Christie’s plan to scrap the ARC mass transit tunnel project.
“The governor is right when he says that this was not a perfect project,” Occhipinti said in a press release. “But the appropriate response is to use the power of the governor’s office to bring all the parties together to fix it. Scrapping the entire plan is like taking your marbles home when the game isn’t going your way.”
Occhipinti called on Christie to “stay at the table” to help work out the problems, and not walk away from $3 billion in federal transportation assistance.
“The ARC tunnel is not so terribly flawed that it should be scrapped entirely,” Occhipinti said.
As for Machine Candidates, Lenz fits that description.
On the payroll of the Hudson County machine and beholden to the county bosses? CHECK!
The choice of a Mayor with absolute power over all municipal boards? CHECK!
In the majority on the City Council? CHECK!
Today Lenz and Zimmer are the machine. This Tim kid is the scrappy challenger.
Something like that no doubt.
I look forward to Tim's position on NATO re-alignment. As does the world.
On that basis alone it should be scapped and redesigned. Grand Central is where the best jobs are and the new tunnel is inadequate if commuters cannot travel from NJ to Long Island and New England, which would alleviate much auto traffic in the tristate area. Any funds spent to date are a sunk cost and are irrevelant to ANY future investment decision.