Lively Day on the Comments Section of the Blog

There were some interesting comments on yesterdays post about the 120 Bypass Corridor Planning Council and my comments as chairman. I mentioned 3 phrases Consensus, East-West Transportation Solution and Optimism that I thought are going to be key to getting the 120 bypass built. I also used the word inevitable, for a variety of reasons. I believe this word to be an accurate reflection of this project. With the growth over the entire county we need projects like this to accommodate the projected 2030 flows of traffic. If something is not done to address the problems with traffic and the lack of east-west transportation in the county we will suffer, with increased commuting time, less jobs nearby, less companies locating in Lake County, and a general slowing of all economic indicators and progress throughout the county. So for that reason I do think its inevitable that the 120 bypass will be built. We as residents eventually would force elected officals to take action.

Your elected federal, state, muncipal and county officals have gotton on board and are working together to move this forward. However the only way to get this done is hard work, and spending time ironing out the details making this the best project it can be. I believe that we as a community need to sit in the front seat, preferably in the drivers seat rather then in the back seat and wait for others to accomplish it for us.