Lawmakers to Hold Community Town Hall Meeting on Rail
It’s set for Monday night at Washington Middle School on S. King Street; Caldwell, HART officials scheduled to participate.
A community town hall meeting to discuss the rail project is scheduled for Monday, March 30, at 5:30 p.m. at Washington Middle School聽1633 S King St.
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell and Honolulu Authority for RapidTransit (HART) officials are expected to be in attendance.
The meeting is being held by聽state Sens.聽Brickwood Galuteria and聽Les Ihara, state Reps.聽Scott Saiki,聽Della Au Belatti and聽Scott Nishimoto; and Honolulu聽Council member Ann Kobayashi.
Mayor Kirk Caldwell at the Legislature on March 19.
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Should be some fireworks generated at the meeting, no?
The rail project has been in the news a lot lately, especially regarding efforts to extend Oahu’s聽general聽excise tax to help pay for the $6 billion project.
I should clarify: $6 billion and growing.
Read Civil Beat’s related editorial,聽Honolulu Rail: Big Questions Demand a Legislative Special Session.
