OOIDA Information Update - Indiana Members
March 15, 2007

Public comments about a proposed tolled bypass around Indianapolis will be accepted at a series of upcoming field hearings in Indiana. The Indiana House Roads and Transportation Committee has scheduled public hearings in March on the proposed Indiana Commerce Connector. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and speak out against privatizing Indiana highways.

Gov. Mitch Daniels has proposed the tolled bypass of Indianapolis as a trade-off for keeping the entire length of a proposed extension of Interstate 69 toll-free from Indianapolis to Evansville, IN.

The Indiana state Senate approved bill – SB1 – that would transfer plans to privatize and toll the Indiana Commerce Connector and keep the I-69 extension toll free in February. But the bill’s future is not known in the Democrat-controlled House.

The hearings, all starting at 6 p.m. local time, are as follows:

• March 20 at the Morgan County Fairgrounds Community Building, 1749 Hospital Drive, Martinsville, IN.
• March 22 at Indiana Downs, 4200 N. Michigan Road, Shelbyville, IN.
• March 26 at Franklin College in Franklin, IN, in a building to be named.
• March 28 at Greenfield-Central High School, 810 N. Broadway, Greenfield, IN.

You are encouraged to attend the hearings to make sure your views are known. If you are unable to attend you can voice your concerns to the House Roads and Transportation Committee members prior to the meeting dates.

Contact information for committee members is listed below:

Rep. Terri J. Austin, chairman
Phone: 1-800-382-9842
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Rep. David L. Niezgodski, vice chairman
Phone: 1-800-382-9842
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Rep. Bob Bischoff
Phone: 1-800-382-9842
E-mail

Rep. Nancy Dembowski
Phone: 1-800-382-9842
E-mail

Rep. Earl Harris
Phone: 1-800-382-9842
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Rep. Phil Pflum
Phone: 1-800-382-9842
E-mail

Rep. Russ Stilwell
Phone: 1-800-382-9842
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Rep. Cleo Duncan
Phone: 1-800-382-9841
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Rep. Jim Buck
Phone: 1-800-382-9841
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Rep. Bill Davis
Phone: 1-800-382-9841
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Rep. Thomas E. Saunders
Phone: 1-800-382-9841
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Rep. Ed Soliday
Phone: 1-800-382-9841
E-mail