Light Rail Rapid Transit approved by Waterloo Regional council
Last nights vote was successful for the Rapid Transit supporters:
http://www.570news.com/news/local/more.jsp?content=20090624_214425_7112
According to the article above, now Council can proceed with courting the Federal and Provincial Governments for funding. In 2004, the Province said they would fund 2/3 of the project.
Once funding is found and approved, Council would be required to approve the plan once more prior to being final. The question is: Will the Federal Gov’t chip in the last 1/3 or will the Region be on the hook?