Swansea Elementary is just north of Interstate 70 and is in the middle of an ongoing debate about expansion. (Denver Post file photo)
Re: “Funding plan for I-70 risk-free,” Feb. 21 editorial.
How do you know that the headline of your editorial is true? These are secretly negotiated mega-deals, $1.2 billion locked in for 35 years in this case, typically with foreign corporations.
Nothing in law requires them to divulge the terms of the deal before they sign. Even after an agreement is signed, there is no guarantee we will see the terms. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) follows whatap outlined in an executive order that only requires a “summary of essential terms” be disclosed. Basically, what CDOT wants to tell us. We saw how that worked with the U.S. 36 deal.
Attorneys general warn us against deals too good to be true, because they typically are bad deals. I would hope the news media would be skeptical of such “free” claims and demand real transparency before it is too late.
State Sen. Matt Jones,Louisville
This letter was published in the Feb. 25 edition.
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