You could argue Universal — whose parent company posted $11.7 billion in profits last year from families like mine — should pay for its own darn road, since the park is clearly the prime beneficiary. (So much so that Universal is in charge of construction. That’s unusual.) … Don’t base your spending plan on the whims or orders of the tourism bosses or entrenched staff. Think for yourselves. Map out your 10-year spending plan based on what this community needs, not what tourism leaders crave. Read more>>

The road, which would extend Kirkman Road south from Sand Lake Road to Universal Boulevard, is vital to Universal’s expansion plans. It would open up the undeveloped land upon which Epic Universe will be built and help connect the new theme park with Universal’s existing parks a few miles to the north. Read more >>

“If Universal is getting so much from us, we should be getting something back,” said Elias Rivera, 21, who grew up in Oak Ridge. Read more >>