TxDOT's Comment Email Still Not Working!

Elpasonaturally reported earlier that the TxDOT's email address for comments about the park entrance wasn't working.  It seems that it still isn't:

Read through the email below. (Be sure to see my question following the email string.)

Dear Representative Pickett,

Thank you for working with TxDOT to El Paso’s advantage.  I hope you can help fix this problem.  TxDOT is soliciting public comment on the Franklin Mountains State Park entrance, but the address for comments is “not yet active.”  Makes me wonder if they really want comments….

Judy Ackerman

From: judy Ackerman
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 7:46 AM
To: 'Bob Bielek'
Subject: RE: ? Correct e-mail address for Meeting announcement, Entrance Franklin Mountains State Park

Dear Bob Bielek,

Thank you for your quick response.

It is unfortunate that your announcement, posted on your website says:

“Written comments may be emailed to the following address: Blanton & Associates, Attn: Loop 375 at the Franklin Mountains State Park Entrance, 5 Lakeway Centre Court, Suite 200, Austin TX 78734. Comments may also be e‐mailed to ELP‐FMSParkEntrance@txdot.gov.”

Which implies the public can comment now, but the address returns an error.  I hope you can activate the address soon, if you want to receive public comment.

Judy Ackerman

From: Bob Bielek [mailto:Robert.Bielek@txdot.gov]
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 2:28 AM
To: judy Ackerman
Subject: Re: ? Correct e-mail address for Meeting announcement, Entrance Franklin Mountains State Park

Judy,

That address may not yet be active.  You can send your comments to me and they will get into the system.

Bob Bielek, DPA, PE

Sent from my iPad

On Apr 7, 2013, at 8:11 AM, "judy Ackerman" wrote:

Dear Bob Bielek,

Please tell me the correct address to send comments on the proposed Franklin Mountains State Park entrance project.

Your announcement at this link:

http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/elp/notices/041013.pdf

states that the address is:  ELP‐FMSParkEntrance@txdot.gov.

However, that address returns the following error.

Please advise.

Judy Ackerman

915-755-7371

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From: postmaster@txdot.onmicrosoft.com [mailto:postmaster@txdot.onmicrosoft.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 7:25 AM
To: Teschner, Richard
Subject: Undeliverable: Please choose Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's "Option 4" for the Tom Mays Entrance to El Paso's Franklin Mountains State Park

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So here's the question: If you want your comments to "get in the system", do you really trust Bob Bielek, the guy who has used many excuses for wanting to defund the TPWD's preferred entrance to the park rather than state the truth that he wants Lone Star Doodads for other projects?

Send him email, but be sure to send that same email to the list provided by the FMWC at the bottom of this announcement.