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Commission hears plan to evaluate locations and funding options for grade-separated rail crossing
Summary
City Manager Mister Gager presented a proposed work plan to identify a locally preferred alternative and funding pathways for a grade-separated rail crossing; staff estimates a roughly $25 million project and urged public input before pursuing federal grants or bond measures.
City Manager Mister Gager presented the Livingston City Commission with a proposed work plan to analyze locations and capital funding options for a grade-separated rail crossing, and urged the commission to seek public input before advancing a design or bond measure.
The conversation matters because a new grade-separated crossing would be a major infrastructure project with a multi-million dollar price tag, potential property tax or assessment impacts for residents, and effects on North Side accessibility and future land use.
Mister Gager summarized past efforts: a 2008 referendum approved a local share that later lost federal match funding, and a 2021 referendum to issue $20 million in general obligation bonds failed. He recommended a fresh, inclusive location-analysis study to identify a locally preferred alternative and to increase competitiveness for federal or state grants. "It seems prudent at…
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