Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:32:18 -0400
From: Randy E
Subject: Voller’s Pittsboro Express Bus will end world hunger and bring us world peace
When asked what payoff we might see from the Pittsboro Express Randy Voller responded –
I would imagine in no particular order:
Enhanced property values
Wage increases
Lower unemployment
More workers covered by insurance (better jobs)
Greater velocity of capital in the local market (multiplier effect)
Increased sales tax revenue
Better air quality
New businesses created in Pittsboro because we have transit
Greater demand on properties because we have a link to UNC
Less cars on the road
Less need to widen 15-501 (The initial widening cost over fifty million dollars, perhaps more.)
Better productivity
Opportunities to link to Sanford, Raleigh and Siler City
Greater opportunities for mobility
Enhanced prestige for the Town and County (goodwill)
Less need more asphalt = better water quality
More opportunities to attract the “creative class” and “entrepreneurs”
Less stress
Certainly not comprehensive, but a start.
Best Regards,
Mayor Randy Voller
Wow! Delusions of grandeur. $360,000 in taxpayer money is being spent on this “magic” bus and he can’t even get more than a handful or two of riders on this thing.
Randy E