Some years ago, then State Sen. Margaret Farrow, later to become acting Lt. Gov. under Acting Gov. Scott McCallum, suggested collecting tolls to finance the rebuilding of the region's freeways.

Now that people out in her county want a new, $20 million interchange for the proposed upscale Pabst Farms shopping mall, this could be the right time for Farrow & Co. to bring back their tolling idea.

That would make the interchange user-funded, and off the taxpayers back.

Details here.