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Blue Line Extension Preliminary Design Plans Approved http://dlvr.it/TFQcbs #BlueLineextension #BreakingNews #MetCouncil #passengerrail
Crews Work To Fix SWLRT Track That Was Laid Too Close To Existing Track http://dlvr.it/T7v2Vb #BreakingNews #GreenLineExtension #lightrailtransit #MetCouncil
Crews Work To Fix SWLRT Track That Was Laid Too Close To Existing Track - Railway Track and Structures

After track for the SWLRT was laid too close to an existing freight rail, crews had to go in and fix the section of track.

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MnDOT Will ‘Play a Bigger Role’ in Light Rail Projects http://dlvr.it/T7gpRp #BreakingNews #lightrailtransit #MetCouncil #MnDOT
MnDOT Will ‘Play a Bigger Role’ in Light Rail Projects - Railway Track and Structures

The MnDOT will have more involvement over Minnesota light rail projects, but it will not replace the Met Council completely.

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Southwest Light Rail Transit Project Revised Budget http://dlvr.it/T1JZ31 #BreakingNews #MetCouncil #passengerrail
Southwest Light Rail Transit Project Revised Budget - Railway Track and Structures

The revised budget for the Southwest Light Rail Transit Project is now $2.86 billion.

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SLRT’s Contractor Disagrees with OLA’s Report http://dlvr.it/SsMfrM #BreakingNews #lightrailtransit #MetCouncil
SLRT’s Contractor Disagrees with OLA’s Report - Railway Track and Structures

The Southwest Light Rail project’s contractor responded to the report given by the Office of the Legislative Auditor.

Railway Track and Structures

The ole boys club...

Former #Hennepin #Sheriff #DavidHutchinson reinstated as #MetroTransit police sergeant with a pay bump. Hutchinson, who was on medical leave as sheriff since May, has been back on the #MetCouncil payroll since Jan. 2.

https://www.startribune.com/former-hennepin-sheriff-hutchinson-reinstated-as-metro-transit-police-sergeant-with-a-pay-bump/600242373/ #Minnesota #MN #Police #Garbage #Democrat <--unfortunately

Former Hennepin Sheriff Hutchinson reinstated as Metro Transit police sergeant with a pay bump

Hutchinson, who was on medical leave as sheriff since May, has been back on the Met Council payroll since Jan. 2

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The Met Council's Committee of the Whole will meet to discuss and refine their goals for regional development 1/4 at 4pm. This guides the region's transportation, parks, sewer, and land use plans, and culminates in communities developing their Comp Plans later this decade #metcouncil https://metrocouncil.org/getdoc/c0cee658-7e16-4218-9b20-f6cbfefd4bef/GroupNodeAlias.aspx
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"Throughout the holiday season, volunteers gathered at a warehouse in Brooklyn and packed thousands of boxes of food. The food, meant to help low-income seniors celebrate the holidays, is hand-delivered to thousands of homes – the homes of Holocaust survivors."

Respect!

More: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hanukkah-holocaust-survivors-new-york-city-free-meals-from-met-council-volunteers/

More about Met Council: https://www.metcouncil.org

#Holocaust #survivors #help #holidays #NewYork #MetCouncil #good #responsibility #people #volunteers

Volunteers deliver thousands of free Hanukkah meals to Holocaust survivors in New York City

"For people who unfortunately have to be alone for the holiday, just having some sense of holiday and knowing people are thinking about you I think is especially meaningful," Met Council CEO David Greenfield told CBS News.

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