Loudoun County comes to its senses, votes 'yes' on the Metro Silver Line project

[marmar]

from Transportation Nation:



Loudoun County’s board of supervisors voted Tuesday to remain in the Dulles rail project, ending months of debate and uncertainty about whether the county would keep its commitment to the Silver Line.

Lawmakers approved the project, which requires a $270 million investment by Loudoun, by a narrow margin of 5-4. Supervisors Suzanne Volpe, Geary Higgins, Janet Clarke and Eugene Delgaudio voted against remaining a part of the Silver line.

The board also voted 7-2 to implement special taxing districts around the future Metro stops in the county to help fund its financial commitment and ongoing maintenance funding.

It was unclear whether the county would opt in until last Friday when Supervisor Ken Reid changed his position after the board decided to create special tax districts around the future Metro stops west of the airport. His support was decisive in forging a majority in favor of Metro rail to Dulles. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://transportationnation.org/2012/07/03/loudoun-county-votes-yes-on-silver-line/

[NYC_SKP]

1. YAY!

I don't know why anyone would be against this particular Metro project.

[grasswire]

2. I live in a county out west where the locals object to the light rail extension...

.....because they are so fearful that the line will bring in a "criminal element". The fight against the project is funded by a rightwing billionaire FROM OUT OF STATE.

I guess there's some fearmongering on the right against these projects. Maybe they are afraid of *race mixing* or something like that.

[loli phabay]

3. not really relevant here, as this part of louden is very mixed.