Important Toll Update 1-20-07
Good Afternoon everybody, I had to send you all an important update.
Yesterday afternoon (Friday) I met with newly elected Senator Antoine Thompson in his office. He has given us his 100% support in our effort to eliminate the tolls at the Grand Island Bridges. We will be scheduling a meeting at the […]

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I wanted to bring this section of the article to the beginning as I wanted to add my comments seeing that the tolls on the bridges are a big part of the current problem we face.
At least we see in the article they recognize that the traffic is an issue that needs to be […]

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Response to Legislator Iannello/Ward
I would like to thank Legislator Iannello/Ward for her committment to the removal of the Grand Island Tolls. Her resolution is a welcomed addition to the support that has been built toward the removal of the tolls.
This issue has been a burning issue for Grand Islanders for decades and a personal […]

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Have you signed the petition yet? http://nogitolls.com/
WBEN 930 : G. I. Toll Removal Petitions Handed To Governor
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - After being rebuffed last week in Albany, Rus Thompson has managed to get his petitions to remove the Grand Island tolls to Governor Pataki. Thompson says his wife did so during Pataki’s stop in the […]

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WIVB TV4 Buffalo,Niagara Falls, NY - News & Weather - Video on Demand - What About Tearing Out the Grand Island Tolls?
(Grand Island, NY, December 5, 2006) - - Should residents have to pay a price of admission just to live on Grand Island? A new petition drive seeks to follow the example of the […]

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Let’s get as many signatures as humanly possible to send a message to Albany.
Anti GI Toll Effort Rolls Along
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 07:34 AM - WBEN Newsroom
Listen To Audio Barbara Burns reports
Exclusive WBEN Windows Media Audio
Listen To Audio Rus Thompson
Exclusive WBEN Windows Media Audio
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - The petition to remove tolls from Grand […]

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Hello Everyone,
First allow me Thank you all for signing the petition!
At this point we have over 2350 online and close to 1000 hand written signatures. Over 3000 in just over 3 weeks with little media coverage and your help.
I just updated the site and announced that it […]

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Archiving these articles..
Grand Island Record -
VIDEO: No toll future?
Sam Hoyt and Rus Thompson talk about a Grand Island without tolls
By Joe Kissel
For islander and veteran conservative challenger Rus Thompson, the Nov. 7 state assembly election is about nothing less than saving New York’s soul.
“Albany is broken,” he said. “Politics in New York state is […]

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Signatures total online and paper are currently 2725 and growing fast.
Petition to Remove Grand Island Tolls Gains Momentum
wbfo NewsRoom
Eileen Buckley
Listen to the audio.
GRAND ISLAND, NY (2006-11-27) Western New Yorkers continue to respond to a petition that calls for an end to Grand Island tolls. A couple of weeks ago we told you about a […]

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Push To Remove Grand Island Tolls Begins
WBEN’s Tom Puckett Exclusive WBEN Windows Media Audio
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) - The successful campaign to remove commuter tolls on Interstate 190 has spawned an effort to have them taken down on the Grand Island Bridges.
Activist Rus Thompson, who recently ran for state assembly, has launched a second […]

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