Such a generous action on the part of the met council.
One wonders what a detailed accounting of the $60 million extra that Uncle
Sabo brought in will reveal. I seem to remember that it was supposed to
be used to restore cuts that were made to meet the earlier budget.
I guess that not only did they forget to tell the public about the bridge
change, but they forgot to put it on their list on things cut that it
would be nice to restore.
And the city gets off for only $1.45 million on this first revelation
about what those with the desire called streetcar have done.
So, does the official cost of the project go up by $1.45 million (the
city's share with the other half coming out of contingency pools), or does
it go up by $2.9 million. It sure can't stay the same without lots of
fancy rationalizing going on.
Bruce Gaarder
Highland Park Saint Paul
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Frank Hornstein wrote:
> On Wednesday afternoon the Metropolitan Council voted unanimously to allocate
> 1.45 million dollars to redesign the 28th Street LRT station to better
> conform with the wishes of the communities around this station. This action
> provides half of the costs associated with station redesign. On Friday, the
> Minneapolis City Council will vote on whether to appropriate the remaining
> monies.
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