James Ortega's August 8, 2000 letter describes how the Watertown Common Council "approved yet another rather selfish resolution regarding the State Highway 26 bypass".

In Ortega's January 10, 2001 letter he continues to describe how the Common Council affects the bypass.

In his September 27, 2001 letter, he shows how the Watertown bypass traffic survey was described as flawed in public meetings, yet everyone is relying on this data.