U-Lt. U-Gov. U-Kim Guadagno, owaphula ixesha elide ethukile xa wayephuma embuzweni wokuvota owathandwa ngu-Rhuluneli uChris Christie (Jeff Zelevansky / Getty Images)Imifanekiso kaGetty Abavoti eNew Jersey baya kuthathela ingqalelo kulungiso lomgaqo-siseko lokunikezela ngeemali ezivela kunyuso lwerhafu lwakutshanje kurhulumente kwiiprojekthi zothutho, kwaye abagxeki banobunzima ngokuchasene nombuzo wokuvota ngobusuku bonyulo. U-Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, olwela ukutyunjwa kweRiphabhlikhi kukhuphiswano luka-2017 lokuphumelela iRhuluneli uChris Christie waphinda wachaza inkcaso yakhe ngoMvulo, njengoSenator kaRhulumente uRay Lesniak.
Ukuphuma ngokuchasene nalo mbuzo yayiyeyokuqala eGuadagno, owayengafuni ukwahlukana noChristie ngalo lonke ixesha lakhe njengegosa lesibini kwirhuluneli. UChristie uyaluthanda uhlengahlengiso, kodwa uGuadagno ukholelwa ukuba iyakusebenza njengendawo yokusebenzela abenzi bomthetho ukubeka ngaphezulu ukuboleka iiprojekthi zothutho kwivoti yabo yoluntu. Umbuzo ngokwawo awulikhankanyi ityala, kodwa iGuadagno yabelana nge-NJ 101.5 kaMichael Symons isikhundla sokuba ukuboleka kuya kuba semakhadini ukuba kuvunyiwe.
Umbuzo wokuvota 2 awenzi nje 'ibhokisi yokutshixa,' uGuadagno wabhala kwingxelo. Umbuzo wokuvota 2 ugunyazisa ukuya kuthi ga kwi-12 yezigidigidi ematyaleni. Injalo loo nto - ukuvota 'ewe' kuya kukhokelela kwi- $ 12 yezigidigidi kumatyala amaninzi. Abezopolitiko baseTrenton abafuna ukuchitha ngaphezulu kweerhafu zakho abafuni ukuba wazi malunga ne- $ 12 yezigidigidi ematyaleni abafuna ukuba uwamkele.
Kule minyaka isixhenxe idlulileyo, ngaphezulu kwe- $ 99 yazo zonke i-100 zeedola ezichithwe kwiiprojekthi zothutho liSebe lezoThutho kunye ne-NJ Transit zibolekiwe, utshilo uSymons malunga nemeko yenkcitho karhulumente. Ukusuka ngo-2010 ukuya ku-2016, ngaphantsi kwe- $ 76 yezigidi ngaphandle kwe- $ 9.4 yezigidigidi kwimali ephumayo kuye kwavela kwingeniso yangoku, ngokwe-Transportation Trust Fund Authority. Zonke ezinye zivela ekubolekeni okunegalelo phantse kwi-16 yezigidigidi ematyaleni. Iintlawulo zonyaka kwelo tyala ziya kuba malunga ne- $ 1.3 yezigidigidi ukuya kuthi ga ngo-2029, ngaphezulu kwe-1 yezigidigidi zeedola rhoqo ngonyaka kwiminyaka elishumi elinambini emva koko. Ezo ntlawulo zigqithile kude kwizigidi ezingama-750 zeerandi kwiirhafu zerhasi zonyaka eziqokelelwe yiNew Jersey kule minyaka idlulileyo, eyinxalenye yesizathu sokuba urhulumente akhuphe nje irhafu engama-22.6 eesenti. Nangona irhafu yegesi yayithengisiwe njengendlela yokuhlawulela iiprojekthi zothutho, iisenti ezilishumi elinanye zerhafu ziya kuhlawula ityala kude kube ngu-2042.
U-Lesniak, owayethumela ngaphandle ixesha elinye kwicala le-Democratic lohlanga lwe-gubernatorial, ukwacaphule nengxoxo kaSymons.
Umthetho owonyusa irhafu yerhasi ngeesenti ezingama-23 uyakwalela ukuboleka ngokuchasene nokunyuka de umbuzo wokuvota upasiswe ngabavoti, wabhala. Ukuba umbuzo awuphumeleli, irhuluneli kunye nendlu yowiso-mthetho abazukukwazi ukubandakanyeka kolu hlobo lokuboleka okungalawulekiyo.
I-New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, okwangoku, iyasixhasa isicwangciso sokunikezelwa kwemali kwiNgxowa-mali yeTransport yeTransport egulayo, ehlawulela ukulungiswa kweendlela neebhulorho zikarhulumente. Ingxoxo-mpikiswano malunga nendlela yokuphelisa ukunyuka kwerhafu kunye nokuncitshiswa kwerhafu okukhokelele kwinyanga yegridlock eTrenton.
Ukupasiswa ngempumelelo kombuzo 2 kuya kuphelisa ukusetyenziswa gwenxa kwemali elungiselelwe izibonelelo zothutho, kwaye kuya kubonelela ngomthombo ozinzileyo nozinzileyo wemali yeziseko zophuhliso. Ukuba umbuzo 2 awupasanga, inkqubo yothutho yaseNew Jersey inokubuyela ngokukhawuleza kwinkqubo eyaphukileyo.
