City approves up to 20000 for lobbying on Amtrak route
City commissioners unanimously approve up to 20000 to underwrite Southwest Kansas Coalition lobbying for Amtrak. BNSF rail repairs cost 111 million now and 300 million over a decade, with federal funding seen as essential. Amtrak states no move planned while talks with BNSF and state agencies continue.
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North America
Amtrak
Kansas
Associated Press
Matt Allen
Garden City
Newton
Colorado
New Mexico
Allen
Lamar
la Junta
Sec
BNSF
Southwest Chief
Marc Magliari
Chicago
Magliari
Kansas Department of Transportation
Colorado Department of Transportation
Southwest Kansas Coalition
Tri-Cities
Dodge City
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Alston & Bird
Washington, D.C
Wind farm PILOT plan eyed by Finney and neighboring counties
Finney County Commission reviews a proposed payment in lieu of taxes PILOT agreement for TradeWind’s wind project. Estimates place first year PILOT around 100000 if full capacity, with up to 200000 possible in Grant and Haskell counties. Construction starts mid March with 70 turbines in Haskell and 50 in Grant. Transmission-line work slated for Finney beginning May. Also discussed rural housing district approval and a film project by Garden City teen Jacob Olinger. Next meeting set for March 5 at 8 30 a.m.
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Billy Villanueva
Jr. Salinas
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Michelle Stegman
Solid Waste Department
Garden City
N. Eighth St
Finney County Commission
Don Doll
Haskell
Grant
TradeWind
Grant County
Haskell County
Randy Froelich
Finney County
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Holcomb Station
Brice Barton
Barton
City Commission
Prairie Ridge
Campus Drive
Olinger
Finney County Ems
Joe Hopkins
Hollywood
County Administration
Ninth St
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