By Linda Stein, Delaware Valley Journal, West Chester, Pa. (TNS)

Local lawmakers are lashing out at SEPTA after the transit agency’s general manager warned that Eagles fans could face “chaotic” travel situations at the team’s Sept. 4 home opener.

SEPTA General Manager Scott Sauer told a House Democratic Policy Committee on Aug. 20 that fans trying to reach or depart Lincoln Financial Field via SEPTA should brace for disruptions. The following day, state Sens. Frank Farry (R‑Bucks), Tracy Pennycuick (R‑Montgomery), and Joe Picozzi (R‑Philadelphia) criticized what they called a self-inflicted operational crisis and blasted Sauer for failing to answer their Aug. 15 funding proposal letter.

“This is a SEPTA‑created crisis both financially and operationally, based on choices and mismanagem

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