MassLive.com reports on the new tollpayer advocate’s first impression of the turnpike AET toll rates proposed by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation: “they appear to be ‘great’ and not a big deal,” according to Leonard Fournier, whose appointment has generated some questions. Fournier tells MassLive “he’s a ‘good fit’ for the position, given his background with the Turnpike and the fact that he uses the road. He uses his E-ZPass transponder ‘traveling between Millbury/Auburn and Boston 10-15 times per month,’ according to MassDOT.” Fournier spoke briefly with a reporter “as he was escorted out of the [August 22 turnpike] board meeting by a staffer and up into MassDOT offices
