DR Wrote: "The City of Minneapolis has 117 such crossings in almost every neighborhood of the city. It is estimated in today's dollars that the cost of remediation - that is, signalized crossings and closings of certain crossings - will cost a minimum of $40 million. Talk about an unfunded federal mandate. Horns start tooting in communities without whistle bans this coming April (five years later for those with bans in place), which is when the hew and cry for local and state funding will become almost as loud as the whistles themselves."
GAAAAAAAAA! Something has to be done about this! Where did you get this information, and what authority does the FRA have to override municpal ordinances? Is this rule change backed by the power of congress? I'm already going batty with the recent upsurge in late night railroad activity waking me up every night at 3:00 AM slamming cars together, rattling my windows. Really. It sounds like bombs going off outside my house. Now horns too?! Forget about state and local funding. The feds must be opposed in this. Dan McGrath Longfellow http://www.smokeoutgary.org REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
