Thursday, September 30, 2010

Toll Road Fight Brings Concerned Citizens

Dr. Ali answers questions from the audience.
Last night in Hollywood Park, my campaign hosted a town hall meeting for my neighbors in district 122 who are concerned that toll roads will ruin our community. Each person came with a clear idea that toll roads were not the best solution. Mr. Phelps gave an excellent introduction on behalf of the SA Toll Party. I spoke on how toll roads will lower property values and will cost everyday folks money just to get to work.


To me, the taxes we paid when we fuel our vehicles are being diverted away from what it's supposed to be used for. The gas tax is supposed to pay for our roads and highways, but it is being used for just about everything else. If we use these funds the way they are supposed to be used, we will have enough to not only build the much needed overpasses at 281 and Loop 1604 but for other roads throughout the state.


Toll roads are the easy way out for our legislators to find a new source of income to build these overpasses instead of admitting that our taxes have been misappropriated. I've learned this information from the SA Toll Party and TURF who I am grateful for. As you may know, Toll Roads are such an important issue to me, I invested in billboards for my Web site FightTollRoadsSA.com. If you want to know the truth about toll roads, please click the link below.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

The Fight Against Toll Roads Comes to Town Hall

Tonight, I'm hosting a public town hall meeting to discuss and examine the proposed toll roads that may be brought to Bexar County. Anyone who wants to hear non-tolling options to fix the congestion in San Antonio is invited to participate. The meeting will be held at 6:30 PM at the Voight Center, 701 El Portal St., San Antonio, TX in Hollywood Park.

The fight against toll roads is one of my biggest priorities in this campaign. Since I lives in district 122, I take many of the same roads to get to work and for daily travel. The idea that the free highways of Bexar County may become toll roads is enough for me to stand up and fight against the state. As a concerned citizen, I have educated himself about toll roads and have even invested in an anti-tolling Web site to better inform my neighbors, www.FightTollRoadsSA.com.

Of both candidates running for the Texas House seat for district 122, I am the only candidate that has never accepted money from construction firms bidding to build the toll roads. I am best suited for the role of representative since I have lived in the district for as long as I have lived in San Antonio. As a successful businessman and a community leader I am willing to take my experience and smart solutions to the Texas House of Representatives.

For more information on this Town Hall meeting, contact my Media Director Kareem el-Dahab at (210) 413-9878 or by email at kareem@alifortexas.com.