Railroads

Mayor Huether is starting to sound like Lyndon LaRouche

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If you didn’t have a chance to hear yesterday’s press conference, you can view it on the non-free online newspaper, if you have a subscription. Ahem.

Anyhoo, during the press conference Huether kinda sounded like he wanted to star in the movie, Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

First he said he would fly to Fort Worth, TX to talk to officials. Then he talked about how there is talk of a high speed train to be built across the country, because lastly, people will not be driving cars in the future. Okay, LaRouche.

The highlight of the press conference was when Ellis, from the AL asked Huether if this was a project that ‘That benefits a few, at the expense of many.’

Well, Mike didn’t like that question and he took about half the press conference to explain why, glaring at Ellis the entire time.

Things are getting weirder everyday at City Hall.

Important Press Conference today on the RR Relocation project?

Mayor Mike Huether and Mark Cotter, Director of Public Works, will conduct a press conference at 1:30 p.m. today, March 1, 2012, to discuss the recent public meetings held on the Railroad Relocation Project and provide a summary of the next steps in the environmental assessment process.

The press conference will be held in the Commission Room at City Hall, 224 West Ninth Street. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

The railroad relocation meeting at the Orpheum will be broadcast on Channel 16 this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 3 pm.  Also at 10:30 am on Sunday.

They will repeat this same schedule next week on March 9, 10, and 11.

It should be the 30 minute formal presentation and the Q & A session.

A more thorough presentation of this project is available on siouxfalls.org. at City Council Informational meeting,  February 27, 2012.  All of the documents that were part of the presentation are also available on the meeting’s agenda.

 

REMINDER: Rail Relocation meetings

Monday, February 27th, Orpheum Theater DTSF, 6-8 pm.

There will be a 30 minute formal presentation, then a structured Q & A session where you can either ask your question or submit it in writing to be asked.  This will be followed by an opportunity to speak one-on-one with federal, state and city representatives.

The formal presentation and the Q & A session will be broadcast live on Channel 16.

Tuesday, February 28th, Brandon Municipal Golf Course, 6-8 pm. I do not know how they have their meeting set-up.

Mark Cotter and Joshua Peterson will be giving a presentation to the Council at 4:00.