Postby sdho » July 21st, 2016, 8:37 am
I expressed my concerns to Commissioners McLaughlin and Opat, the Hennepin County reps. Although forum posts are great, I'd hope concerned people here will express those thoughts to our representatives.
McLaughlin replied promptly, but his response is similar to the language used in the Strib article -- that CTIB has to make tough choices without Dakota County's money, and if I have concerns about this, I should probably address them with Dakota County, since they're the problem here (paraphrasing, of course).
I agree that Dakota "started it" and made a very poor decision, but as a resident of Richfield, I don't like the idea of *the only major transit investment* in decades that would serve my community being cut simply because I'm "on the way" to Burnsville.
Ending at 98th would be a reasonable compromise, if it came to that. However, I believe the most expensive parts are Lake St and 494. Not sure stopping it from going over the bridge really offers much in cost savings.