Isn't it obvious?

Leppert and Co. are spewing deception like a fountain in an effort to confuse voters before the Nov. 6 election. They're making up numbers left and right, based not on evidence or research but on what they think will scare voters away from making the right choice about Proposition 1. And, if you start playing the numbers game, it gets really confusing, largely because most of the numbers have been made up by the "Vote No" group. There is, however, a simpler way to look at the issue. Forget about the numbers. We approved the Trinity River Project and the Trinity River Parkway. Leppert has no right to say that the projects are in jeopardy if we don't replace the parkway with a tollway... especially if he has to make up numbers to do it.

There are, however, other issues worth discussing that leave less room for "interpretation," like the impact of the road.

Take a look at this picture to the left. This picture was used to get Dallas voters to approve the Trinity River Project back in 1998. Imagine sitting on the edge of this lake near sunset. The city is behind you, and you're looking out over the lake, which seems to be glowing pink and orange as it reflects the hue of the clouds. Maybe you've even got a picnic or a good book with you. Now imagine, that there's a high-speed tollway right behind you. There's a constant hum of traffic, and you can smell the fumes of the diesel engines. The "Vote No" campaign would have you believe that this is the only way the park could exist. But I think it's pretty obvious that no park should have a tollway running through it.

The tollway's impact on the park which will spread beyond the 45 acres of parkland that it physically occupies is only one aspect of the tollway's negative effect. It may also seriously compromise the floodway. A similar road has never been approved anywhere in the country, but Leppert & Co. don't mind making Dallas the guinea pig.


Please don't be pushed around and deceived by Dallas's corrupt leadership. The petition was a remarkable step for this city, but it won't do any good unless we Vote Yes!