Boundaries again.

[momof3]

I saw this blurb in the Sun earlier in the week.
More info on the 95th St. park & ride. Not sure exactly where this will be but assume it's close to Wolf's Crossing? Looks like the city is moving forward with the land purchase. 653400/2.5 = $261,360 an acre.. wasn't Macom's offer for $334/acre?

www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/658254,6_1_NA20_CCAGENDA_S1.article

95th Street Park and Ride

The issue: The council will vote on whether to approve the purchase price of 2.5 acres for the future STAR Line site, in addition to authorizing an amendment of the city's capital improvement program to allow for land acquisition and construction of the 95th Street Park and Ride by the fall of 2008.

What it means: The city has been working on acquiring a 20-acre site near the EJ&E Railroad in the vicinity of 95th Street to one day provide a STAR Line station location. In the near future, the city wants to provide a 214-space Park and Ride location that would allow for bus service to the Route 59 train station. The 2.5 acres would be purchased at $653,400, part of which would be paid for by a federal funding grant. Federal grants would also pay for a portion of the park and ride's construction.

[doctorwho]

momof3 said:

I saw this blurb in the Sun earlier in the week.
More info on the 95th St. park & ride. Not sure exactly where this will be but assume it's close to Wolf's Crossing? Looks like the city is moving forward with the land purchase. 653400/2.5 = $261,360 an acre.. wasn't Macom's offer for $334/acre?

www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/658254,6_1_NA20_CCAGENDA_S1.article

95th Street Park and Ride

The issue: The council will vote on whether to approve the purchase price of 2.5 acres for the future STAR Line site, in addition to authorizing an amendment of the city's capital improvement program to allow for land acquisition and construction of the 95th Street Park and Ride by the fall of 2008.

What it means: The city has been working on acquiring a 20-acre site near the EJ&E Railroad in the vicinity of 95th Street to one day provide a STAR Line station location. In the near future, the city wants to provide a 214-space Park and Ride location that would allow for bus service to the Route 59 train station. The 2.5 acres would be purchased at $653,400, part of which would be paid for by a federal funding grant. Federal grants would also pay for a portion of the park and ride's construction.

Good thing a jury didn't decide the land price for them -- and people wonder why some of us consider the jury decision unfair.

[bob]

Did you see the Sun article about the E&J line.

www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/business/663405,6_3_NA23_EJE_S1.article

Traffic on Frankfort-area EJ&E tracks would increase from about six trains a day to 28, said Mayor Jim Holland. That could affect motorists' safety, tie up traffic at railroad crossings and produce more noise in residential ar

They're significantly increasing the number of hazardous material carloads, so we want to understand more about that," Schatz said.

Frankfort's Holland said the transportation board has 30 days after CN filed its application on Oct. 30 to decide if this is a minor railroad sale or a significant sale.

If it's deemed a minor case, communities along the route would have only 45 days to mount arguments against the sale or for concessions in how train traffic increases will be handled, Holland said.

"We have to worry about this today, tomorrow and next week," he said. "We have to have a plan of action and do what we can."