Montgomery County Candidates Oppose Toll For Route 422

The following is an official press release:

BLUE BELL – Montgomery County Commissioner candidates Jenny Brown and Bruce Castor today announce their strong opposition to the proposed tolling of commuters on Route 422.

“The taxpayers have already paid for route 422, and tolling in this circumstance is not appropriate,” said Jenny Brown, a tax attorney and local business owner.

Bruce Castor, the lone anti-tax voice on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, previously stated his opposition as an official whose support would be needed to institute a tolling plan for Route 422:

“I do not favor tolling on 422 generally as the road is the state’s responsibility, and I believe Montgomery County residents are taxed enough for their services in difficult economic times. A toll is a tax.” (The Times Herald: June 9, 2011.)

Brown and Castor join the growing opposition to the toll proposal, which was presented to the Montgomery County Commissioners last week. That presentation prompted state lawmakers from the Route 422 area to announce their opposition. They included Michael Vereb (R-150th in Montgomery County) David Maloney (R-130th in Berks County), Marcy Toepel (R-147th in Montgomery County), Tom Quigley (R-146th in Montgomery County) and Warren Kampf (R-157th in Chester and Montgomery counties).

Jenny Brown is a founding partner at the law firm of Brown & Silbergeld in Bridgeport, where she specializes in municipal finance. She lives in Lower Merion with her husband and two children.

Bruce Castor is a Montgomery County Commissioner and a former two-term county District Attorney. He is now a private attorney at Elliot Greenleaf in Blue Bell. He lives in Lower Salford with his wife and two children.