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How are we paying for this again?
from Minneapolis Issues Forum at http://www.mnforum.org/pipermail/mpls/2002-October/017210.html
(From The I-35W Access Project Recommendations to the Kingfield
Neighborhood Association)
"The (35W Access) project has a current price tag of $150
million, including $40 million to rebuild the freeway to accommodate
MN/DOT's proposed HOV lanes. This amount will increase if the freeway
needs to be rebraided to eliminate weave problems created by the
new Lake Street ramps. It may also increase if additional mitigation
measures are needed.
"MN/DOT has committed to paying for the largest share of the
cost, but has no money. It has said that it will only fund the project
if new transportation dollars are provided by the legislature (e.g.,
gas tax increase), meaning that project funding is far from a sure
thing. Hennepin County may, however, bond to provide up-front funding."
Avidor:
Last year I sat through a half a dozen dreary meetings as a member
of a parents advisory council to the Minneapolis Schools. The big
topic all year was budget cuts...they kept saying there was no money
for schools...none whatsoever...but here is a source of money they
may have overlooked..."Up Front Funding" from Hennepin
County.
Ken Avidor
http://www.stride-mn.org
Kingfield
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