Great news: Bills filed in Senate & House to Stop Ferry Tolling | Eastern North Carolina Now

News Release:

    Senator Bill Cook filed Senate Bill 792 to stop ferry tolling. Senator Norman Sanderson joined with Sen. Cook to find other monies to permanently replace receipts that would have been generated by ferry tolling.

    Today, four outstanding Representatives Bob Steinburg, Paul Tine, John Torbett, and Michael Speciale filed House Bill 1234 to stop ferrying tolling. Rep. Charles Jeter joined these four primary House Bill sponsors to direct the NC Dept. of Transportation to find other receipt-generation activities and use the proceeds for ferry passenger vessel replacement projects.

    These Senators and Representatives are fired up! They are working diligently to STOP FERRY TOLLING. Please thank them for their faithful work for you and the other coastal citizens who rely on the ferries for transportation. Please take time to call their Legislative offices and email them and thank them for their support of North Carolina's coastal citizens:

   •  Sen. Bill Cook: (919) 715-8293; bill.cook@ncleg.net

   •  Sen. Norman Sanderson: (919) 733-5706; norman.sanderson@ncleg.net

   •  Rep. Bob Steinburg: (919) 733-0010 bob.steinburg@ncleg.net

   •  Rep. Paul Tine (919) 733-5906; paul.tine@ncleg.net

   •  Rep. John Torbett (919) 733-5868; john.torbett@ncleg.net

   •  Rep. Michael Speciale (919) 733-5853; michael.speciale@ncleg.net

   •  Rep. Charles Jeter (919) 733-5654; charles.jeter@ncleg.net

    If you have any problem in reaching a Legislator's office, call the main telephone number of the NC General Assembly (919) 733-4111 and ask to be connected to the Legislator's office.

    Please tell the Legislator THANK YOU. Let them know WE APPRECIATE THEM! It is because of diligent legislators who CARE ABOUT PEOPLE that we have a chance to defeat ferry tolls. Do your part today!

    Please feel free to forward this email to your family and friends who may also want to thank our advocates who are helping coastal citizens by working to STOP FERRY TOLLS!

    Joe McClees & Henri McClees
      McClees Consulting, Inc.

      Post Office Box 430
      Oriental, NC 28571

      Office (252) 249-1097
      Fax (252) 249-3275
      www.mccleesconsulting.com
      Joe McClees's mobile (252) 671-1585
      Henri's mobile (252) 671-1559
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Governor McCrory Takes Action on Legislation Public Issues, Government, Governing Beaufort County Beaufort County Government's General Meeting Agenda: Monday, June 2, 2014


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