Star Tribune Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:55:24 GMT
Bus stations due to arrive if Lakeville OKs transit tax
A Met Council deal could end a years-long dispute between Lakeville and its neighbors. A years-long bus feud between Lakeville and cities to the north may be over in a matter of weeks. The Metropolitan Council, a key player in regional transit planning, has offered a deal to Lakeville that could bring two bus stations to the city by 2009 as part of plans to spend a $133 million federal grant to relieve congestion in the Twin Cities. In return, Lakeville residents would have to start paying a transit tax that homeowners in most metro-area cities already pay. "This is really a one-time opportunity," Peter Bell, Met Council chairman, said Thursday about the offer, which was made last week. He said the city would get about $25 million in transit and road improvements.
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