Measure B doesn’t call for Highway 85 toll road

As elected leaders in the West Valley cities of Cupertino, Monte Sereno and Los Gatos, along with our counterparts in Saratoga and Campbell, we were disheartened to see a misleading mailer by opponents of our Traffic Relief and Road Repair initiative — Measure B. Claiming to speak for taxpayers, the mailer erroneously claims Measure B calls for a toll road in Highway 85. Nothing could be further from the truth. Each of us, and all five city councils, advocated for the transportation improvements in Measure B for two-plus years. We successfully advocated for $350 million for a transit alternative in the center median of Highway 85 — not a toll road. In addition to a transit solution in Highway 85, Measure B provides $100 million for street maintenance and pothole repairs for our five cities alone, plus funding for numerous West Valley transportation priorities. Read the facts, not the fiction. Visit YesMeasureB.org

Rod Sinks Member, Cupertino City Council Lon Allan Mayor, Monte Sereno Rob Rennie Member, Los Gatos City Council