Happy Holidays Neighbors and Friends,
A new year is upon us. With that more changes. We are trying to make those changes that are forced upon us for the better.
As Ez-Pass is just getting its sea legs, they are shakier than the Nassau County Bridge Authority thinks or cares to share. When the press wants to know what the public thinks, they know who to call. Atlantic Beach & Neighbors advocates for crucial local causes to make where we live the best it can be. Our motto: Together, one voice will be heard. Bring your brain cells. Bring your cause. Bring your neighbor. That togetherness includes your voice.
Keep your eyeballs glued to the screen. We have some crucial updates for you. Pay close attention to our next few updates later and in the next day or so. You did great for us with your digital John Hancock and sharing our petitions to Rescind The Toll Hikes and calling for the NCBA to be more transparent. Man, are you needed again! For one, you must Attend today's Nassau County Bridge Authority board meeting at 10:30am. Muy importante.
Please read up on all the new toll rates announced by the Nassau County Bridge Authority. There are many. We still have our work cut out for us and are putting our pedal to the metal.
While the NCBA, gave a nod to Atlantic Beach and The Long Beach Barrier Island finally, with a few discounts, we say it is just a start. The gesture is not impressive enough. Negotiations are about to ramp up.
Ez-Pass and its situation, begs for a front seat in our chat. And, so we have given it the floor. Check out our revised petitions. They read better than a novella if you go for that kind of stuff. What choice do we residents and bridge-goers have?! We have added videos, more photos, and argue all the new toll rates and old that need a fixin' that could break your visual ear drum. Calling Doctor Bombay...
The toll hikes all add up, 2023 hikes are still double for commercial vehicles and now cash tolls are $8 round trip. Let Atlantic Beach & Neighbors be your smelling salts of hope. With your continued support, we can make a difference. So, I'm warming you up for what exciting homework is in our next update. But you should get familiar with the overall situation covered by Newsday's article. It is a start.
Today, The Nassau Herald Newspaper also published our comments. We will provide the link once available.
The media is our partner. They know that we are hard at work and are jumping into the playpen or rather the ring.
While the NCBA has been like a beast of an immovable mountain, answering to the beat of their own tune, I mean tolls, for decades, together, with the force of our one voice, we can move mountains.
Read Newsday here. Then, look for our next update. It's all good.
Keep sharing our petitions! We need just another 150 signatures to get to our current goal. Share with neighbors, family, friends, co-workers, networking groups, clubs, gals and guys at the hair salon, and supermarket, you get my drift... Text, tweet, email, Facebook, Instagram...Let's get it done, gang.
Https://www.change.org/atlanticbeachbridgetoll
and https://www.change.org/tollincometransparency
or show the qr codes. We will try to post it in the comments as no other photos can be added here. But the petitions show the codes at the bottom.
Let us know if you would like to join our group and make even more of a difference whether quiet or loud, if you care about making things better, feel free to apply. It can pertain to all matters that affect Long Island.
While I have your attention...
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Thank you so much.