Farmers and Tolls.

A beef farmer sent this email after reading my column on tolls in Sunday’s Courant:

 I just wanted to point out one thing that is being sorely overlooked by our media and our politicians….. FARMERS       

This truck only tolling proposal will be the nail in the coffin for many of Connecticuts farmers. Milk is already at an all time low and additional tolls will force milk processors to purchase thier milk from areas where the transportation cost are cheaper. Not to mention farmers that own and drive trucks that will be directly impacted.

Farmers have been and should continue to be a protected class from many taxes. Given the economic state of agriculture in Connecticut if vehicle registered with “farm plates”are not exempted from this truck only toll plan it will not only be bad optics for dem politicians it will also be the straw that breaks many farmers backs.     

Ryan Matson, Matson Farm LLC, Berlin, CT