Plans to change Met Council governance on hold
Focus of transportation chairs is now on taking light rail projects, some sales tax funding, away from the regional board.
Source: minnpost.com
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As Green Line project languishes, some lawmakers want future light rail in state hands
A bill being considered at the Capitol would take authority over light rail construction away from the Metropolitan Council and give it to the Minnesota Department of Transportation.
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Source: mprnews.org
MN: Bill would give MnDOT the lead on big transit projects, not the Met Council
At a hearing on the matter Wednesday, MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger said thanks for the vote of confidence — but no thanks. The agency, she said, isnt equipped to take...
Source: masstransitmag.com
New bill seeks to take light rail construction away from embattled Met Council
State lawmakers are considering a sweeping change to how Minnesota builds mega transportation projects as frustration over the handling of the controversial Southwest Light Rail continues to grow.
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Bill would give MnDOT the lead on big transit projects, not the Met Council
State lawmakers frustrated with the multitude of issues dogging the $2.9 billion Southwest light-rail project have introduced legislation that would give the Minnesota Department of Transportation the responsibility for building big public transit projects in the state — and not the Metropolitan Council. But at a hearing on the matter Wednesday, MnDOT Commissioner Nancy Daubenberger said ...
Source: yahoo.com
At home on the Hill: Once a year, the homeless speak and the politicians listen
When Sandra Johnson was a little girl, her father would ask her the same two questions at the end of every day. Were you the best you could be? Did you do the best you could do? Seven decades later, his little girl walked into the Minnesota Legislature, counting each step on the grand staircase outside, making each one count. Thirty-eight. Thirty-nine. Forty. She had arrived. "At the end of ...
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Efforts for reformation of Metropolitan Council end without plan
Attempts by a special task force to find a new type of governing model for the Metropolitan Council have yet to end as some have hoped.
Source: presspubs.com
Met Council task force member accuses agency of ethical violations
Task force member Myron Orfield claims staff made defamatory statements in an effort to silence and intimidate him.
Source: minnpost.com
Former SWLRT Project Controls Manager Files Lawsuit Against Met Council, Alleging Retaliation
The former project controls manager for the SWLRT project has filed a lawsuit against the Met Council in Hennepin County.
Source: rtands.com
Does Lack of Consensus on Met Council Reform Prove Taskforce Skeptics Right?
Over the years, the Met Council has undergone the scrutiny of task forces, blue ribbon commissions and work groups that haven’t led to any significant change. Why would this latest task force be any different?
Source: tcbmag.com