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Posted: 4/24/2024 5:45:09 PM EDT
upstate here... Inman area.  I'm on my second front end alignment, after replacing most of my front end parts over the last year. 585 is a absolute off roading experience, ashville hwy from 85 heading north is just as bad. I almost lost the wheel on the 176 overpass of 26.

some bridges in my driving area have been reduced down in lanes for almost a year with no work being done... just cones and 35MPH signs which the Highway patrol has no problem enforcing.

where's the money? where's the work? that darn penny sales tx they hit us with is supposed to be fixing these issues. is it a red tape issue? can't be that hard to buy asphalt and pave a road. as Larry the cable guy says... Get er done!
Link Posted: 4/24/2024 5:53:42 PM EDT
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Googlify:  "richland county sc penny tax fraud"

"Richland County instead spent some of that revenue on ineligible things like legal expenses, hiring outside PR firms, and operating expenses such as buying media ads and cars.

"The audit said Richland County needed to pay back the penny tax fund $32.4 million in ineligible expenses"
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That's what a transportation penny tax gets you.  And no one is held responsible.
Link Posted: 4/26/2024 7:58:00 PM EDT
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Especially when the PR firm was someone’s daughter that just graduated college and started a business that landed a deal worth thousands that paid millions.  

When I worked at USC the penny tax paid for the outdoor audio system and awnings at the 1801 grill on Greene St across from the CLA.  My crew installed it all.
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