As I trust I don't have to tell any of you, Illinois is in a fiscal crisis. Part of this was caused by the waste of $480,000 in the Tollway signs that has our former governors name on it.
Today, I read that $15,000 per sign will be spent on every tollboth in the state to cover our former governor's name. Are you kidding me?
I have two solutions to this issue that can either cost our state nothing, or allow the state to generate some income as opposed to spending it with money we don't have.
The first solution is to allow advertisers to post their logo on some portion of the new sign. Something like "This sign is brought to you by......" I have a sneaking suspicion that firms would be lining up to purchase an opportunity as such. I would also bet that the money they would pay would far surpass the $15,000 each that the signs would cost to retrofit.
The other option is to just leave the signs alone, and focus on other more pressing issues with the state. This is such a waste of money, I just can't believe it.
Oh, and I'm just wondering on this one...but wasn't the original intent of the toll system to pay for construction of the road and then go away?
Given irresponsible spending like this, I now understand why tolls are still here.
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