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Top 10 reasons Louisville needs fresh faces in the new Metro Government

by Woody Oakes

10.    City buys The Galleria for millions and sells it for one dollar.

9.      City currently trying to buy land for a Marriott Hotel with taxpayer money.

8.      Eleven million dollars spent on Trimarc so we can be reminded to buckle up.

7.      Many government meetings illegally held behind closed doors.

6.      Thousands of people illegally forced from their homes for the airport expansion.

5.      $22 million spent on bridge studies.  Still counting.

4.      Takes years to paint a bridge.  Still waiting.

3.      Takes a lifetime to build a bridge.  Will we live that long?

2.      Taxpayers not allowed a vote on whether to donate millions to build an arena for an NBA team.

 And the number one reason Louisville needs fresh faces in the new Metro Government is:

Vehicle Exhaust Testing (the VET) exempts the older, larger, more polluting vehicles and repeatedly tests the newer, low polluting ones.

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