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Des Moines partners with King County on water-taxi feasibility study; council approves consultant contract
Summary
The council authorized a memorandum of understanding with King County Metro to study a potential Des Moines–Seattle water taxi and approved a $100,000 contract with Nelson ygaard to perform transportation and economic analysis under a Department of Commerce grant; motions were unanimous.
The Des Moines City Council authorized two actions to advance a Department of Commerce grant-funded study of a potential water taxi service between Des Moines and Seattle: (1) an MOU with King County Metro to collaborate on operational, ridership and feasibility work; and (2) a consulting contract with Nelson Nygaard in an amount not to exceed $100,000 to perform the transportation and economic analysis required by the grant. Both votes were unanimous.
City Manager Catherine Caffrey described the grant’s objectives as community engagement,…
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