Tuesday, November 16, 2010
 
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Mayor appoints high-speed rail committee

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[November 16, 2010]  Lincoln Mayor Keith Snyder has appointed a high-speed rail committee to research what is being proposed on the topic, to educate citizens and to influence the process for the benefit of Lincoln.

Insurance"High-speed rail is coming to Lincoln and Logan County," said Snyder. "If we don’t proactively address all of the issues surrounding high-speed rail, we may get stuck accepting what we are given. If there are alternatives that would benefit Lincoln, we need to identify those and actively promote those to our elected representatives, regulatory authorities and the railroad."

The goals of the committee are threefold:

  • Develop recommendations on crossings, on the locations of additional grade separations and on other crossing safety measures.

  • Develop recommendations for sight, sound and safety screening between crossings in Lincoln.

  • Develop recommendations for the number and timing of station stops.

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Darren Forgy, a Lincoln resident and an engineer employed with Hanson Professional Services in Springfield, will co-chair the committee along with Snyder. In addition, 13 other members will serve on the committee: Marty Neitzel, who chairs the city’s streets and alleys committee; Mark Mathon, city engineer;  Mark Miller, interim fire chief; Ken Greenslate, police chief; Terry Carlton, Logan County Board chairman; Dan Fulscher, director of Logan County Emergency Management Agency/911; David Lanterman, downtown business and property owner; Lisa Kramer of Prairie Engineers of Illinois; and representatives from Main Street Lincoln, the Lincoln & Logan County Development Partnership, Lincoln College, the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau, and the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce.

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The committee will have a series of meetings from November through January 2011. A public information session is planned for February.

In early March the committee will present its findings to the Lincoln City Council and the Logan County Board and will solicit letters of support from community members and organizations. By late March, the committee hopes to present its plan to legislators, planners, regulatory bodies, Union Pacific Railroad and others.

[Text from news release from Lincoln Mayor Keith Snyder]

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