 snyder s bridge house speaker jase bolger made the statement on public tv rsquo s ldquo off the record rdquo that he expects governor snyder will present a plan to go around the legislature to build a new bridge to canada if he does it begs the question of why do we need a legislature anyway if the governor is going circumvent their authority for an article on what the governor may do to push his bridge agenda click on the following story link  http wwwfreepcom article 20111118 news06111118021 govricksnyderp  you can now comment on stories let us know how you feel about the issues 19 no to public waste of money no to public waste of money on the bridge i also have written a couple of letters to the editor in opposition to the waste of taxpayer money for a bridge as i stated in one of my letters if canada benefits from the crossing why doesn t canada pay for it we have been told that tolls will pay for the bridge let s face the facts that statement was made about the mackinaw bridge michigan taxpayers have paid millions of dollars for mackinaw bridge maintenance why does governor snyder want to keep the public bridge option open when a private party will build it taxpayers will not benefit the people s voice has spoken a loud no as far as all of those jobs let me remind people about the new bridge that is going to open in 2013 connecting san francisco and oakland california that bridge is being built in china of chinese steel because our american steel is too expensive the chinese work for 12 a day the modules made in china will be shipped here and put together like an erector set when is our michigan governor going to wake up and realize that we do not need more spending if a private party will build the bridge and its truly neededlet the private party do so what is the benefit of taxpayers funding the bridge forever as far as the comment about the governor acting in our best interest when the legislature fails to act in the best interest of citizens of the state has someone now decided that the governor knows better than our legislature what is in our interrest if he goes around the legislature on this issue i will not hesitate to sign and recruit people to sign a new recall petition that is going to be circulated this spring russ lapham i i find it very amusing that i find it very amusing that those who support the bridge claim that business owners want this bridge that snyder is pushing there just isn t the traffic or the business growth to necessitate a new crossing additionally why does the crossing have to be government owned and operated when the current bridge owner is willing to work with the government to make a new crossing the snyder administration is adamant that the bridge must be government owned and operated cutting out the private sector completely for someone who is so supportive of business why aren t snyder and his cronies willing to work with the current bridge owners the answer to this question is simple snyder has no wish to further the interests of private industry instead he wishes to increase the size and scope of government burdening taxpayers with more debt and saddling michigan with a more uncertain future as paul opsommer and other legislators have pointed out the argument that the bridge will pay for itself in tolls is laughable and ridiculous the canadians are going to want some sort of return for their money and so will the federal government if michigan borrows money from either source as we all know thanks to unions and an unfriendly business atmosphere jobs especially manufacturing jobs have left the state and are not looking to return if snyder ignores the overwhelming public sentiments against the bridge than he surely has secured himself a seat as one of the most ignorant and out of touch governors we ve had in a very long time the bridge was bad legislation when granholm wanted to do it and it remains bad legislation with snyder backing the boondoggle i am against the government i am against the government sponsoring this bridge i wrote a letter to the editor pointing out the folly of this bridge a poll this week reports a majorityi of michigsn citizens are apposed to the government sponsoring this bridge when are our elected officials servants going to start listening to the people who pay the bills michael trebesh cpa this isn t just snyder s this isn t just snyder s bridge it s the bridge michigan s business community is asking for delays at the current bridge are costing michigan businesses millions of dollars every year that s why ford gm chrysler toyota honda and the automotive supplier community is asking for a second bridge with a freeway to freeway connection michigan s manufacturing community including steelcase amway wolverine worldwide and dow are supporting the nitc bridge project the michigan agricultural community says we need a new bridge to get their products to market and there are sixteen local chambers of commerce from around the state that have joined together with the michigan chamber to call for a new bridge the nitc bridge will be paid for by tolls from the users the canadians will front the money needed for construction to hook the new bridge to i75 and private investors will provide the funds to build the bridge itself if toll revenues fall short the canadian government has agreed to cover any shortfall the new bridge will support 10000 michigan construction jobs and the more than 250000 michigan jobs that depend on trade with canada when does the governor more forward without the legislature when the legislature fails to act in the best interest of citizens of the state  