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A rail sytem like this could finally be coming to Milwaukee. |
| By Steve Jagler Special to OnMilwaukee.com E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Steve Jagler |
| Published March 13, 2009 at 11:57 a.m. |
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced this morning that the Federal Omnibus Budget Bill that was signed into law this week includes a provision to spend the $91.5 million that has been on hold since 1991 on transportation in Milwaukee.
The provision for Milwaukee dedicates spending 60 percent of the remaining $91.5 million to for Barrett's downtown streetcar rail project and 40 percent of the funds for new energy-efficient buses to operate on Milwaukee County's bus rapid transit routes.
The funds had been allocated for Milwaukee but could not be spent because the federal government previously had required the Milwaukee mayor, the Milwaukee County executive and the governor of Wisconsin to each agree on how the transit dollars would be allocated.
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker refused to compromise with Barrett on the use of the funds. So, even though the feds had allocated the $91.5 million, it could not be spent.
Barrett, a former Congressman, then bypassed Walker's objections by convincing key members of Wisconsin's Congressional delegation to alter the stipulations of the funding in the new federal bill.
"It was approximately two years ago that I said, 'It's obvious we're not going to agree on this. Let's do what kindergarteners do and cut the pie in half,' and he (Walker) said, 'No,'" Barrett told BizTimes Milwaukee today.
"Mayor Barrett made it quite clear that if the county executive would not sign off on an agreeable solution for spending the $91.5 million, the mayor would ask our Congressional delegation for assistance," said Patrick Curley, Barrett's chief of staff.
More information can be found at this link.
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Posted by mike3333 on April 20, 2009 at 8:42 p.m. (report)
take my wallet
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Posted by blurch on March 24, 2009 at 2:18 p.m. (report)
Gee, talkback dominated by an orchestrated handful (aka 'those who scream the loudest') of staunch rail haterz. Good ole Milwaukee!
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Posted by yogomac on March 22, 2009 at 1:38 p.m. (report)
Bravo Corrina and Mike!
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Posted by draonb on March 18, 2009 at 8:03 a.m. (report)
Mike and Corrina, Why dont you guys go somewhere else with your liberal bashing? I would bet that there are people on the right and left who are for the rail as well as against it.
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Posted by mike3333 on March 17, 2009 at 11:21 a.m. (report)
Megstar: You are a typical economically illiterate Socialist: making a connection between a bad social-engineering idea and romance; unbelievable. You should run for office around here; you would probably win.
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