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I?;~4 I~r=m-NOU;I; Ol: Ifl;l:~ {~E1~1177523 T-~E5 P.{14/04 t:-Illl? <br /> <br />Nov. 5, l~a~e 3 <br /> <br />· Capacity upgrades m Highway 10 would co=t over twice as much as <br /> commuter rail, yet there is no financing for a Higrtway 10 cap~,city <br /> project in the 20-year MnDOT plan <br />. Northstar Corntnuter Rail can be operational ir~ four years, moving <br /> people Ix~th direc~o~.s w'¢hin ~e corridor between ~c. Cloud and the <br /> Twirt Cities <br /> <br />You previously have stated a pceferenee fOr more hi§l~way~, but I would aslq <br />what new highway furlding ~4~urces are you willing to propose or, conversely. <br />which specie rtighway projects currently on the MnDOT acnedute am you willing <br />to kill in order t~ fund a heady $1 billion highway capacity improvement for tllie <br />corridor?. <br /> <br />YOU seem willing to tell the thousancts ~ residents of ~. Cloud. Backer, Elk <br />River, Coon Rapicts and dozens of other communities in tl'~e Northstar corri0or <br />that c~nge~tion relief can wait for another decade or twa. My constituents and 1 <br />cannot wait. Tl~e corM~lor between St. Cloua aha me Twin cl~ias Is vitally <br />importar~t to supporting continuecl economic and population growth for our region <br />and slate. This is a good problem to have, but we need tc~ move people thrOu~tl~ <br />this corridor more quickly. Noc~J1e~at Commuter Rail i~ Se mos[ cost effec41ve, <br />an(t tile l~e~t way of accompfishiflg thim goal. <br /> <br />$1ncer=ly. <br /> <br />Kathy Tingelstad / <br />State Representatrve <br />House District 49B <br /> <br />Governor Tim Paw~ent7 <br />Lieutenant Goverr~r CarOl Molt~au <br />Meml~em of the Minn,,ma House of Representatives <br /> <br />2_0 '~1 0~': ~JT £0, 9 ^oN ~:89<J-£8£-£9Z-6: x~-I ),/I~IIiD Id)~Nhl <br /> <br /> <br />