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Michael2012 asks "How you can you know more than the RIAC people?"

Well I was right about the proposed letter of credit - which was denied. I was right about the timing of the award - after October 1st. I was even right about keeping the cross winds runway out of the Airport Road corridor. And I was right about the final $30 million required to complete Intermodal - a problem that was only cured two years after that facility opened.

This is not a contest between me and Peter Frazier of RIAC. I even suggested to the RIAC board that they keep him on as the executive director of the airport partially because he has a keen legal mind and understands what would happen if RIAC/EDC/Governor Chafee tried to ignore the RIPDES permit signed by DEM on July 30, 2012 with an effective data of September 12, 2012. Governor Chafee would become the laughing stock of the nation no matter who wins the presidential election. All FAA grants would be recinded. RIAC's, EDC's and the state's bond ratings would be decimated. All EPA and NOAA grants directed to the State of Rhode Island would be in jeopardy.

There are some things that are more important than a longer runway at Green Airport. The glycol management plant is one of them. Why would you risk shutting Rhode Island off from all FAA, EPA, and NOAA federal aid to advocate building a longer runway that RIAC cannot raise the funds to build? Why would you advocate a $38 million per year debt service for RIAC against about $40 million in revenue before expenses? What you are advocating is the bankruptcy of the Airport if not the state itself. That kind of attitude is a primary reason why our state is in so much trouble including the 38 Studios fiasco -- which by the way was a project by the same organization (EDC) which is bringing us this RIAC movie.

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