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[Andrea V]

I just told my son the bridge is called Folsom Lake Crossing....

he said... "cool, now we can drive over the lake!"

I said, "No, it doesn't cross the lake."

He said, "well then why the heck is it named Folsom Lake Crossing??! That is retarded!"

[Kerri Howell]

ngilbert,

Your song is absolutely hysterical! I say you send that to the Bee for publication in the Neighbors (or whatever they call it now) that is a supplement to the paper on Thursday. Email it to Walt Yost and Bob Walter - too funny!

[Andrea V]

people, definitely write to the Bee and Telegraph if you don't like the name... when multiple people speak up (not just a couple people who always complain), people listen.

Find the email address for us so we can write!! (yes, a little lazy today )

[mylo]

Dear Folsom Telegraph,

The new bridge name is soooo stuuuuupid it makes my teeth hurt!

http://www.1800dentist.com/

[Dave Burrell]

Find the email address for us so we can write!! (yes, a little lazy today )

City of Folsom - Mayor and City Council Members

The Honorable Andy Morin (Dear Council Member Morin )

Council Member of the City of Folsom

admindept@folsom.ca.us

The Honorable Kerri Howell (Dear Council Member)

Council Member of the City of Folsom

corrprincess@ardennet.com

Council Member Steve Miklos (Dear Vice Mayor Miklos)

Vice Mayor of the City of Folsom

admindept@folsom.ca.us

Council Member Eric King (Dear Mayor King)

Mayor of the City of Folsom

eking@ericking.org

Council Member Jeff Starsky (Dear Council Member Starsky)

Council Member of the City of Folsom

admindept@folsom.ca.us

[Andrea V]

City of Folsom - Mayor and City Council Members

Well that was easy... now, if only we had an easy "form-letter" too.... hmm....

[john]

andy morin is andy@themorins.com, starsky and miklos I have different emails for. I have sent them emails - I don't know if they are bad emails or they simply are not responding. Either can be the case.

The Bee:
Bob Walter <bwalter@sacbee.com>
Walter Yost <wyost@sacbee.com>

The Telegraph's Letter to the editor form:
http://forms.placero...om/?form=letter

IMO, try them all. I think the news are the easiest way to get results. What works best is your own opinions... a "form letter" is a cop-out and will likely get deleted.

[Dave Burrell]

andy morin is andy@themorins.com, starsky and miklos I have different emails for. I have sent them emails - I don't know if they are bad emails or they simply are not responding. Either can be the case.

The Bee:
Bob Walter <bwalter@sacbee.com>
Walter Yost <wyost@sacbee.com>

The Telegraph's Letter to the editor form:
http://forms.placero...om/?form=letter

IMO, try them all. I think the news are the easiest way to get results.

done deal

[john]

PS - contacting Congressman Lungren doesn't hurt either:
http://lungren.house...=...4&Itemid=54

[tsukiji]

Per Encarta, some commonly accepted definitions of crossing include:

1. point where somebody can cross something: a place that has been specially constructed, chosen, or marked out as somewhere where something such as a road or a border may be crossed

2. point where routes cross: a place where a railroad track and a road, or two railroad tracks, roads, or similar routes go across each other

3. journey across water: a journey across a body of water

So, #1 fits in general but #2 and #3 are kind of a stretch (since the body of water is not really static -- depends on dam flow).

Maybe it should be American River Crossing?

Or how about Fan Bridge (as in Folsom-Auburn to Natomas Bridge)?

Or actually, maybe we should have a name in memorial reference to the fine military folks from the area who died in service because of the reason the bridge is being built? I mean, if the Dam Road was closed because of concerns after 9/11, and some fine people from the area gave their all in response to those concerns, perhaps we should consider a tribute?

[Darth Lefty]

I e-mailed a letter to the Telegraph.

(That's kind of a funny sequence of words when you think about it.)

[ngilbert]

I e-mailed a letter to the Telegraph.

(That's kind of a funny sequence of words when you think about it.)

You should text them a post of the email of the letter you sent to the telegraph

[ngilbert]

ngilbert,

Your song is absolutely hysterical! I say you send that to the Bee for publication in the Neighbors (or whatever they call it now) that is a supplement to the paper on Thursday. Email it to Walt Yost and Bob Walter - too funny!

Thanks Kerri.

I think I'll let EDH Jen's son take the first crack at popularizing it though. It works more as a song than a poem and undoubtedly he's more in touch with today's hip youth sound than I am (hard as that is to believe).

[mylo]

You should text them a post of the email of the the letter you sent to the telegraph

fax them a text post

[supermom]

Silly goose, they used the area between the dam road ( used to be the bike path ) and a portion of land that they took away from the apartment complex and built a straight road that goes directly to the bridge.

The dam road is a service circle that has been pushed around ( literally with a bull dozer) for the last 2 months or so--as they had renovated the property around the water what ever building and the utility parking lot. So, yeah, from the F-A it looks like its still there-but once the road reaches the backside of the water buildings it has all become dirt mounds--nowhere near where the road they built for the bridge--is located.

My understanding is that the existing bike trail on the direct back side of the aprtment complex is designed to drive under the escarpment of the road just before the bridge and then come out just before Beale point.

However, I think there was an engineering issue or aa change of plans.

That portion hasn't been shared with anyone, yet.

Hmm--error correction!!!

I went over there yesterday. The street sign at Folsom Dam road is still in its original place.

The sign ( not a street sign) at the new road leading to the bridge says "Folsom Bridge"