Statement from Sound Shore Westchester County Legislators Jim Maisano, Catherine Parker & Nancy Barr on Proposed Long Island to Westchester Tunnel
“As the Westchester County Legislators that represent the districts on the Sound Shore, we remain open-minded on the proposed tunnel from Long Island to Westchester under the Long Island Sound (see Newsday article: https://www.newsday.com/business/sound-tunnel-cuomo-oyster-bay-westchester-1.16369235), but we are opposed to a Request for Proposals (RFP) being done by New York State, based only on its own study, without any input at all from Westchester’s elected officials, municipalities, community and environmental groups and residents. There needs to be much more review and due diligence conducted by all interested and affected parties before New York State starts reviewing any bids to build this tunnel. We will push for more transparency and an open and objective review process. The communities we represent need more information about this proposed tunnel, and therefore, we will reach out to our colleagues in the New York State government to offer our assistance in setting up the necessary review meetings here in Westchester County.”
County Legislator
Jim Maisano
914-636-1621
Jim@JimMaisano.com
Jim Maisano 
One Response to Sound Shore Legislators on LI Sound Tunnel
Hey Jim,
I agree that we can’t just accept this ridiculous hijacking of process by the Governor. The cost alone should wave this idea off as much as how many of our neighbors will be displaced…what the taxes will become to maintain such a tunnel and of course the environmental impact. I can only assume this is true since April fool’s day is still 2 months away.
On another note, regarding the Tappan Zee…the new bridge’s real name, who is the genius that planned a 16 lane bridge (8 each way)that chokes into a 2 sometimes 3 lane highway going West and the spider web of roads coming into Westchester? There will most certainly be more accidents…and traffic will not be relieved since the choke points will back up onto our snappy new bridge.
If we build monuments to our ingenuity as a people, shouldn’t they work flawlessly? The traffic over the Tappan Zee has not alleviated one ounce of traffic. Anyone saying differently does not drive over that bridge regularly.
The tunnel will be the same kind of folly, times 1,000!
Stop the tunnel dead in its tracks until proper studies are conducted and the communities all have a voice.
Mark
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