Bluestem's editor--and presumably others in sunny Maynard--received an oversized postcard today from MoveMN, urging us to
Call Representative Tim Miller at (651) 296-4228. Tell him to support new dedicated funding for transportation.
Miller (R-Prinsburg) represents House District 17A. The smaller text on the front reads (bold in original):
To fix our unsafe roads and bridges, Representative Tim Miller must support dedicated transportation dedicated transportation funding.
Some politicians in St. Paul are relying on budget gimmicks that won't guarantee Highway 23 gets fixed. While our crumbling roads and bridges are in desperate need of repair, the House transportation plan allows special interests to raid future transportation funding for other pet projects.
It's time for Representative Miller to join many Minnesota business leaders and mayors who support constitutionally dedicated transportation funding to fix our roads and bridges. Our elected officials need to be part of a solution, not the problem.
On the back:
Too many Minnesotans are injured in accidents due to crumbling roads and bridges. We need Representatives Tim Miller to be part of the solution.
Call Representative Tim Miller at (651) 296-4228. Tell him to support new dedicated funding for transportation.
Our safety depends on it.
Check out MoveMN.org's website for more information. The group describes itself as:
a statewide coalition of more than 200 business, organizations and local governments committed to fixing Minnesota’s long-term transportation problems by securing a comprehensive transportation funding solution. New funding will enable the state to properly maintain and improve transportation assets that expand access and opportunity for all and create high-paying jobs.
We're guessing that that coalition has sent similar postcards to districts around the state as the budget talks drag on, with transportation funding proving to be a major sticking point.
In a January article in the Star Tribune, Miller had claimed that Highway 12 west of Willmar resembled a goat trail; in campaign debates, he claimed that people called it "the goat trail." Bluestem has been able to find only one person who ever heard of that nickname, and he's not from around here.
The condition of the district's roads gained statewide attention in April when Minority Leader Paul Thissen trolled Miller with an amendment offered to name a part of U.S. 12 the " Tim Miller Goat Trail. "
Photos: The front and back of MoveMN's postcard, which we received in today's mail.
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