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Council moves 19th Street rail‑corridor feasibility study forward, debates $500,000 Hansen contract
Summary
The Planning Committee moved a Hansen professional services agreement for a 19th Street rail‑corridor feasibility study into debate and heard that the study would take roughly six months after agreement execution; Mayor Buscher argued new analysis is needed given changed rail traffic forecasts.
The City of Springfield Planning Committee on Jan. 13 moved forward a professional services agreement with Hansen Professional Services Inc. to begin preliminary engineering for a feasibility study of the 19th Street rail corridor, a measure the committee placed on the debate calendar for further review.
Clerk read ordinance 20 26 114 authorizing the execution of a professional services agreement with Hansen not to exceed $500,000 for the Office of Public Works. Aldermen voted to send the ordinance to debate before taking final action.
Mayor Paul Buscher told the council that a prior study, completed in 2020, projected up to nine…
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