Transit| Published on April 22, 2008 10:20 am

Streetcars to get public hearing next week

By: lazyfish


The Dispatch wrote COLUMBUS City Council meeting – Streetcars to get public hearing next week

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:06 AM

By Robert Vitale

Columbus City Council members complained last week that they’ve been left out of the loop on Mayor Michael B. Coleman’s streetcar plan.

Last night, they made the loop bigger.

The council will host its first public hearing next week on the $103 million proposal to build a 2.8-mile rail line between Downtown and Ohio State University. The council’s decision came in an impromptu debate at the end of the weekly meeting.

The day and time haven’t been firmed up, but Councilwoman Maryellen O’Shaughnessy said she wants the session to take place before the council votes on Coleman’s proposed 2008 capital budget.

That budget, which includes a $2 million request to begin design and engineering work for the streetcar line, is scheduled for council action on May 5.

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