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13065 0r0n0 Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Co~ <br /> <br />Scott Harlicker, Sen <br /> <br />June 16, 2003 <br /> <br />Northstar Corridor LI <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item# 6.3. <br /> <br />~ference call from <br />> Northstar but stated <br />re is a need for options. <br />was passed directing <br />'oup to further study the <br />~f the study are due by <br /> <br />Jncil <br /> <br />ior Plannel~~' <br /> <br />At the NCDA meeting held on June 5th <br />Govemor Pawlenty. The Govemor gav <br />that congestion along the corridor is a c <br />No funding was included in the 2003 le <br />MNDOT, in conjunction with the NC[ <br />feasibility of commuter rail utilizing 20C <br />January 15, 2004. <br /> <br />)date <br /> <br />the Authority received a co: <br />no specific commitment t< <br />xonic concern and that the <br />islative session. Legislation <br />A, to convene a working g, <br />0 Census data. The results c <br /> <br />The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) c},anged the rating of the No~hstar Corridor Rail <br />project to not recommended. The rating is based on the lack of statO financial commitment, <br />not on the merits of the project. The rating is likely to improve if th~ State comes through <br />with funding in 2004. / <br /> / <br />State funding for the commuter bus ser~4'ce will be discontinued as o.f October 2003 In <br />order to keep the service operating for :a~other year $104,000 is needed from local sources to <br />match federal funds. The NCDA will b. discussing possible lundin, sources over the next <br />couple of months. <br /> <br />Phone: 763.441.7420 <br />Fa.x: 763.441.7425 <br /> DOCUMENT2 <br />www. ci.eJk-river, ran.us <br /> <br /> <br />