{"id":796,"date":"2016-06-03T12:26:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T16:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=796"},"modified":"2016-06-03T12:26:32","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T16:26:32","slug":"lt-a-modern-day-fairy-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=796","title":{"rendered":"LT: A Modern Day Fairy Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the Londonderry Times:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to A Modern Day Fairy Tale\" href=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/2016\/06\/modern-day-fairy-tale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"bookmark noopener\">A Modern Day Fairy Tale<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"blog_post_page_section\" class=\"container-full-width\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div id=\"container\" class=\"row-fluid\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\" span8 content-sidebar-right\">\n<article id=\"post-32733\" class=\"post-32733 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-editorial\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><a title=\"4:43 pm\" href=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/2016\/06\/modern-day-fairy-tale\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date updated\" datetime=\"2016-06-02T16:43:09+00:00\">June 2, 2016<\/time> <\/a><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a class=\"url fn n\" title=\"View all posts by Editor\" href=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/author\/nutpublt\/\" rel=\"author\">Editor<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\">A Modern Day Fairy Tale &#8211; Londonderry Times <!-- IE6-8 support of HTML5 elements --> <!-- [if lt IE 9]>\n\t\t<script src=\"http:\/\/londonderrytimes.net\/wp-content\/themes\/ifeaturepro5\/inc\/js\/html5.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>\n\t<![endif]--> <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v3.2.5 - 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They found willing public officials in those towns, and the much touted Exit 4A off Interstate 93 was born.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s still a glint in developers\u2019 eyes, primarily Londonderry and Woodmont Commons developers, in spite of the promise that it would do wonders for traffic \u2013 not so sure about business \u2013 in downtown Derry. But it\u2019s nudging closer to the finish line \u2013 and the expenditure of $5 million each that Londonderry and Derry have agreed they are on the hook to pay. After all, the former developer filed a lawsuit whose settlement resulted in the $5 million obligation in 1990 \u2013 yes, that\u2019s right, 26 years ago.<span id=\"more-32733\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Exit 4A song and dance routine got old years ago, but it keeps coming back to haunt the latest people sitting on the Town Councils of the two communities. This time it looks as if the exit might just get built, thanks to the current I-93 expansion project, assuming the new Environmental Impact Statement turns out well and there\u2019s enough money to actually build it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But because current officials have said they are required to honor the commitment made by their unknown predecessors and written down in unseen documents \u2013 indeed, Derry has said for years that its documents on Exit 4A obligations were \u201clost\u201d \u2013 the exit is likely going to become a reality someday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Decisions made decades ago by politicians who can no longer be held accountable \u2013 or even identified \u2013 are today continuing to cost the taxpayer considerable money. There\u2019s a lot of squirming going on, but state officials, now in charge of the project, say neither town would be required to pay more than the $5 million they committed to so many years ago. 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