Bruce Castor and Jenny Brown
NORRISTOWN PA – The two endorsed Republican candidates campaigning to become Montgomery County (PA) commissioners in the fall general election said Wednesday they strongly opposed any plans to impose tolls on motorists using U.S. Route 422 between King of Prussia and Reading PA.
“Taxpayers have already paid for Route 422, and tolling in this circumstance is not appropriate,” said Jenny Brown, a tax attorney and local business owner. Her running mate, current Commissioner Bruce Castor, announced his opposition earlier; “County residents are taxed enough for their services in difficult economic times,” he told a newspaper last week, and added, “a toll is a tax.”
Brown and Castor joined what they called “growing opposition to the toll proposal.” State lawmakers also against tolling include Lower Pottsgrove, Limerick and Pottstown Rep. Tom Quigley, as well as Reps. Michael Vereb (R-150th Dist.), David Maloney (R-130th), Marcy Toepel (R-147th), and Warren Kampf (R-157th).
Brown is a founding partner at the Bridgeport PA law firm of Brown & Silbergeld, where she specializes in municipal finance. Castor is a former two-term county district attorney, and now works as a private attorney at the Elliot Greenleaf law firm in Blue Bell PA.
Related (to U.S. Route 422 Corridor planning):
- County Candidates Brown, Castor Oppose 422 Tolling
- Quigley, Other Reps Questioning 422 Tolls Proposal
- 422 Toll Proposal Wins Some PA Commission Backers
- Exec Highway Group To Hear Rt. 422 Tolling As ‘Model’
- 422 Questions Answered, For Your Viewing Pleasure
- In 422 Tolling, Planners Say, Studying Doesn’t Make It So
- Former Reporter Asks Commissioners To Support 422 Tolls
- Online Survey Seeks Opinions On Local Road Congestion
- 422 Plus Project Plays Offense With FAQs Debut
- Peering Into The Future? Gov’s Bridge Proposal And 422
- Another Township Endorses 422 Master Plan
- Neighboring Limerick Supervisors Endorse 422 Master Plan
- Understand 422 Plan Endorsement, Lower Pottsgrove Advised
- Lower Pottsgrove Holds On 422 Plan Endorsement
- Engineers Claim PA Roads Worse Now Than In 2006
- Tuesday Session Tackles Funding For 422 And Elsewhere
- Tolls, Lower Pottsgrove Station Part Of 422 Plan
- Pending Decision May Affect Route 422 Projects
- Last Day For Your Say On Route 422 Plan
- Notebook Worthy (Aug. 24, 2009)
- Consultants Express Interest In Studying 422
- Don’t Like 422 Tolling? Website Wants Your Alternative
- Truckers Alerted On Highway Partnerships Bill
- In 422 Debate, Time A Hindrance And Help
- Notebook Worthy (June 29, 2009)
- Growth, Planners Say, Is 422’s Growing Problem
- Tech Used To Draw For 422 Meetings
- Route 422 Toll Meetings Next Week
- 422 Repairs, Delays Start Tuesday
- 422 Proposal, Like Traffic, Creeps Ahead
- Got A Route 422 Idea? Time To Air It
- Train Service On The Front Burner Once More
Thank you both for opposing this proposal for tolling on Rt. 422. We can’t afford more expenses when living on a fixed income.
Why aren’t there any Democrats stepping up to the plate? Figures
Good to hear some support for my position opposing this effort. DVRPC has spent over 1/2 million dollars on this tolling plan and they aren’t even in charge of the roadway, PENNDOT is.
I might suspect a political scheme going on here and would hope that DVRPC loses all future funding for this pointless exercise.
If we want to toll some roads, the Expressway into Philadelphia, Route 1, Route 202, and Route 309 seem fair game as well.
What’s the annual allocation for Route 422 maintenance? What’s the projected cost for maintenance for the next 5 years.
Can you imagine having to pay to run from Pottstown down to Collegeville for shopping? Daily fees in excess of $3 one way for commuters. People try $30 a week for tolls or $120 a month. Are you nuts?
You already pay for this Roadway, you already pay gas taxes, registration and license and inspection fees.
Those of you that want to throw your money in a bucket daily as you drive onto the on ramp, let me know and I’ll get a bucket in place. The money will probably help the DVRPC Chairman pay for his yacht.