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Regional transportation leaders’ succession plan prompts questions from Arlington councilors
Summary
Councilmember Gonzales and other RTC representatives reported strong concern about the Council of Governments' handling of a transportation director succession; RTC members urged an independent search process and discussed potential legal representation and impacts on regional projects including high-speed rail planning.
Councilmember Gonzales briefed the Arlington City Council on recent Regional Transportation Council business and a contentious succession process at the Council of Governments (COG) that drew criticism from RTC members.
Gonzales said RTC approved items including submissions to the National Railroad Partnership Program and a draft 2027 operations/air-quality program, but much of his report focused on criticism of how COG selected a…
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