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Te People’s Business ~Further Updates
ŵĞŶƚ͘ ,Ğ ĂůƐŽ ĂƐƐƵƌĞĚ ŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ Ăď-
ƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ĂŶLJ ĐŚĞŵŝĐĂů ŽĚŽƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŶŽŵŝŶĂů ĞīĞĐƚ ŽŶ Lynx Bus Hub
ƚƌĂĸĐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ĐƌĞǁ ǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐ ĚĞƉĂƌƟŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ ǀĞƌLJ ĞĂƌůLJ
in the morning. Harrison also promised that the build- ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ :Ğī ZĞŝŶĞ͕ >LJŶdž WƌŽũĞĐƚ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕
ŝŶŐ ǁŽƵůĚ ďĞ ĂŶ ĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞ ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ǁŝƚŚ ĂŵƉůĞ ůĂŶĚ- the designing and planning process has been
scaping. Aslightly delayed and is now 90% completed. Le-
dŝŵ ,ĂďĞƌŬĂŵƉ͕ ĐŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ EĞŝŐŚďŽƌ- ŐĂů ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ĮŶĂůŝnjĞĚ ŝŶ ƵŐƵƐƚ ĂŶĚ ĨƵŶĚ-
ŚŽŽĚ /ŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ ;E/ Ϳ ƐƉŽŬĞ ĨĂǀŽƌĂďůLJ ŽŶ ŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂŝů ĂŶĚ ƌŽĂĚǁĂLJ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽǁ ďĞŝŶŐ
ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů ĂŶĚ ŝƚƐ ƉŽƚĞŶƟĂůůLJ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ƐĞĐƵƌĞĚ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƐ ƚŽ ŵŽǀĞ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ͘
ŶĞĞĚĞĚ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŝŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ
Ăƚ WŽǁĞƌƐ ƌŝǀĞ ĂŶĚ ^ŝůǀĞƌ ^ƚĂƌ ZŽĂĚ͘ dŚĞ ƉƌŝŶĐŝƉĂů ĐŽŶ- NID Submits State
ĐĞƌŶƐ ĞdžƉƌĞƐƐĞĚ ďLJ ŽƚŚĞƌ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ
ĨŽĐƵƐƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐƐ ŽĨ Infrastructure Grant
the developed site and how it would serve as an an-
ĐŚŽƌ ĨŽƌ ƐƉĞĂƌŚĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƌĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ E/ ŚĞ E/ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ KƌĂŶŐĞ ŽƵŶƚLJ ƐƚĂī ƐƵďŵŝƚ-
corridor. ƚĞĚ ĂŶ Ψϴ͘ϱ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ŐƌĂŶƚ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ƚŽ &ůŽƌŝ-
As we go to press, it was reported that the dĚĂ͛Ɛ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ
ŽĂƌĚ ŽĨ ŽƵŶƚLJ ŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĞƌƐ ŝƐ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ĂĐƚ ^ĞƉ- ǁĂƐƚĞǁĂƚĞƌ ;ŐƌĂǀŝƚLJ ƐĞǁĞƌͿ ƵƉŐƌĂĚĞƐ ŽŶ EŽƌƚŚ WŝŶĞ
ƚĞŵďĞƌ ϴ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ ĂĐƋƵŝƐŝƟŽŶ͘ ,ŝůůƐ ZŽĂĚ͘ dŚĞ ŐƌĂŶƚ ŝƐ Ă 'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌ͛Ɛ ĚŝƐĐƌĞƟŽŶ-
ĂƌLJ ĂƉƉŽƌƟŽŶŵĞŶƚ ŶĂŵĞĚ ƚŚĞ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ :ŽďƐ 'ƌŽǁƚŚ
'ƌĂŶƚ͘ /ƚ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂǁĂƌĚƐ ŽŶ ĐĂƉŝƚĂůͬŝŶĨƌĂ-
SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞ Ă ƐƵďƐƚĂŶƟĂů ŶƵŵďĞƌ
ŽĨ ũŽďƐ ŽǀĞƌ Ă ƐĞǀĞƌĂů LJĞĂƌ ƉĞƌŝŽĚ͘ dŚĞ ĂŐĞŶĐLJ ǁŝůů ďĞ
TO BREAK GROUND ĂďůĞ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ ΨϰϬ ŵŝůůŝŽŶ ĨŽƌ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĨŽĐƵƐ ŽŶ
ƌĂƉŝĚůLJ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ Ă ŚŝŐŚůLJͲƐŬŝůůĞĚ ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ ĂŶĚ ŽŶ
ĂǁƚŚŽƌŶĞ WĂƌŬ͕ Ă ϭϮϬ ďĞĚ ƐĞŶŝŽƌ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂƩƌĂĐƚ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĞƐ͕ ĐƌĞ-
ĨŽƌ ϱϱ н ;ƐĞĞ ďĞůŽǁͿ͕ ǁĂƐ ĮŶĂůůLJ ŐŝǀĞŶ ƚŚĞ ŐƌĞĞŶ ĂƚĞ ũŽďƐ ĂŶĚ ƉƌŽŵŽƚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘
HůŝŐŚƚ ƚŽ ƉƌŽĐĞĞĚ͘ ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ ŝƐ ƐůĂƚĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŵŝĚ Ƶ- ƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJ ƵŶĚĞƌ ƌĞǀŝĞǁ ŝŶ
ŐƵƐƚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ŝůǀĞƌ WŝŶĞƐ ĞŶƚĞƌ ;ďĞŚŝŶĚ ,ĂƌĚĞĞƐͿ͘ ĐĐŽƌĚ- ƚŚĞ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌ͛Ɛ ŽĸĐĞ͘ WƌŽƉŽƐĂůƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞǀŝĞǁĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
ŝŶŐ ƚŽ ZLJĂŶ ǀŽŶ tĞůůĞƌ ĨƌŽŵ tŝŶĚŽǀĞƌ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ͕ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ KƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƚLJ ; KͿ
ďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐ ĚĞůĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐ ĂƌĞ ƌĞƐŽůǀĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƉůĂŶƐ ĂƌĞ ĂŶĚ ŶƚĞƌƉƌŝƐĞ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ͕ /ŶĐ͘ ; &/Ϳ ĂŶĚ ĐŚŽƐĞŶ ďLJ ƚŚĞ
ŵŽǀŝŶŐ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ĨŽƌ ĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŶĞdžƚ DĂLJ Žƌ 'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌ ƚŽ ŵĞĞƚ ƚŚĞ ĚĞŵĂŶĚ ĨŽƌ ǁŽƌŬĨŽƌĐĞ Žƌ ŝŶĨƌĂ-
:ƵŶĞ ϮϬϮϭ͘ tŝŶĚŽǀĞƌ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐ ŝƐ Ă ƉƌŝǀĂƚĞ &ůŽƌŝĚĂ structure needs in the community they are awarded
ŽŵƉĂŶLJ ƚŚĂƚ ĮŶĂŶĐĞƐ ĂŶĚ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ ĂīŽƌĚĂďůĞ ŚŽƵƐŝŶŐ to.
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƟǀĞ ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ͘
THE MIDTOWN PRESS / 9
