http://www.madison.com/tct/news/272680
Ted Krez: "According to info provided to the League of Women Voters, Krez said he would like to see an expanded Metro Transit system, a North Mendota Parkway to reduce traffic on the isthmus and a regional transit authority as long as it doesn't cause financial strain on the public." I wonder... does the "financial strain on the public" part apply to the whole list of transportation projects he lists? Or just the North Mendota Parkway project... Paul Rusk: "He also is an advocate of transportation planning, but wants to wait on having a half-cent local sales tax increase to pay for a regional transit authority until the public supports such a plan through referendum." www.thegreattrainrobbery.org calls Rusk a "trainiac" Will Sandstrom: I sat next to Sandstrom at the Council meeting on the RTA. I think he came to speak against the impeachment amendment. Anyway, he is about 100 times nuttier in person. "I will strongly work and vote to reduce property taxes or keep property taxes from rising," Sandstrom said. He also is against a regional transit system "unless the federal government pays 80 percent of the cost." I think this is basically a "NO" to the RTA. A quick search on New Starts funding levels yielded: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/expectmore/detail/10001125.2003.html New Starts program requires coordination with State and local entities as well as other federal programs due to the way the program is structured by law. FTA's evaluation process favorably considers State and local match of New Starts funds that exceed the minimum match as required by law, thus providing an incentive to project sponsors to leverage other Federal, local, and state funding. The average New Starts share of project costs (for projects with full funding grant agreements or proposed full funding grant agreements in FY 2004) is 48%. Project sponsors routinely include other federal and transit formula resources, which further requires collaboration. Evidence: Annual Report on New Starts. The initial phases of New Starts projects are funded with other transit resources, usually the sec. 5307 Formula Grants funds. Based on current statistics, 16% of funding for New Starts projects is from Formula Grants. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
