Park Board approves SWLRT – SDEIS Comment Letter

The following press release was issued by the MPRB on July 16, 2015.

Park Board Approves Southwest Light Rail Transit Project SDEIS Comment Letter to Metropolitan Council

At the July 15 board meeting the Park Board approved its comment letter to the Metropolitan Council regarding the Southwest Light Rail Transit project’s Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS). Park Board staff worked with its SWLRT Community Advisory Committee to craft its comments.

Read the full resolution for details on the comment letter and more background on SWLRT– http://minneapolisparksmn.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?Frame=&MeetingID=1483&MediaPosition=&ID=2767&CssClass=

See the attached PowerPoint presentation delivered at the July 15 meeting for additional information on the Park Board’s response to the SDEIS.

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