{"id":1464,"date":"2011-12-14T06:22:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-14T13:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2011-12-14T06:22:54","modified_gmt":"2011-12-14T13:22:54","slug":"protests-begin-over-lengthy-construction-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1464","title":{"rendered":"Protests begin over Lengthy Construction Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\nResidents angry about the Central Park Blvd. exchange began posting signs demanding the city \u201cEnd Road Work.\u201d There has been an undercurrent of complaints since the project began, but as residents have lost their patience, they started posting the signs including their demand.\n\n\u201cIt isn\u2019t about whether it is a stop sign or traffic light anymore,\u201d said protestor Jessie Hetland. \u201cWe simply want the construction to end. It is too much, and has affected driving, walking, running, and riding.\u201d\nProtestors are asked to yell, honk, and cheer as they pass the sign on Central Park Blvd., just passed 29th ave. \u201cWe want people\u2019s horns and voices to be heard,\u201d says Hetland. \u201cShow your support for our cause, and lets End Road Work today.\u201d\nHandling the construction project is Parsons Construction. CEO Luke Carman mentions that they are doing their best. \u201cProjects like this are always harder than they sound,\u201d says Carman. \u201cPeople think that putting traffic lights in should be quick and easy, but it just isn\u2019t. All we can ask is for people to bear with us and just be patient.\u201d\nHetland says that the time for patience is gone and now is the time for protests. \u201cThey had their chance to get this project done in a reasonable manner. Now, we must exercise our right to gather and protest against this abomination.\u201d\nThe city and Parsons say that there are absolutely no plans to stop the project, however they will respect the rights of the protesters.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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