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1 <br /> Slide #3 <br /> Federal Funding Process <br /> ����� Fall Funding <br /> The 0-0 LRT project sought a federal grant 3-Dver�1 I3FIIiDn through the Capital Investment Grants(CIG[program <br /> administered by the Federal Transit Administration. <br /> D-O LRT completed the PfojeCt Development phase of the <br /> '� l?ewelcrlsrrrent E7F�neering Grant <br /> Agrr?ement <br /> . I�mgl�tU nnairnn�r:rrral rm,i'.r�v • min®rsmllrnenlsnf • f:nr�l vo:hrr� <br /> �ra�ess Irrr°Ir�ing�Evaloping si n,�n-New Starts <br /> and netifeuirg alttxnatr�+as. Pw,clleg <br /> s�+-7+-71r'u�I�Ilyprsrcrrecl Corr�pFele s�ufllc�i4 <br /> alWmathw(U'.R},a�a4op11r+g csFr�r�ring aait! T <br /> II fntti IFro Slxally�mxlralrs�sd <br /> hllw]re17�Jk IFaets�errat�n{}IBfI <br /> + process <br /> phase. depiclea in t"diagram atiNe. <br /> When the project was canoeled,it was nearing the completion cif the Engineering phase of the prciEram,which was the final <br /> phase bek3re receiving the federal grant and beginning construction <br /> �& 01 Air <br /> 3 Saundra Freeman said the group was not able to get to the full funding grant agreement <br /> • Slide #4 <br /> arum and Tirx� lin <br /> The L]urham-�5range Light Rail Transit prr�jett would have been an infrastructure in+��strt�ent csf <br /> ever��billir�rl cc��lr}ecting Pl��CtJ,�t�wnt�wn C1urLiarr�,]]uke Llni+rersity,and gJhl��h8�rel Hill <br /> through c�a�r 17 miles of fast,reliak�le,ar�d�onBestinn-free light rail transit. <br /> .May 2[�C�3—special Transit Advisory�a�rnrnissi�rn rec�rnrreentls Light Rail between f�urharn and <br /> Chapel Hill, <br /> dune�t7C�—�urhal�I�Chapel FEill-�arrtx�raf'o+1�ir�rpolitan Plarlrling0�r�aniaaticrn(DCH fUiF�� <br /> irocludes Light Rail rra the�[�35 L�rng Range Trdnspnrtation Purr, <br /> 211—C�urharn Caa�nty vr,te�s pass a erre-half-oerrt transit sales tax�C�.14'�h in fav�rr�,anti 17urham <br /> County Commissioners aLrprove Light Rail as part of the Bus and Mail In�restrnent Plan. <br /> �C11�—t'�range County voters pass a ane-half�ent transit sales tax{Sg,SS in favarJl,and grange <br /> Cor�nty Comrnissraraers approve Light.Rail as part ref the Bus anri Rail Investment Plan. <br /> h+1ay�Q1�— ptarham County acrd 4rarrR,e County negatiate an initial cyst-shanrtg agreement far the <br /> capitalcnst of the Light Rail project. <br /> a <br />