Wasco city council members rescind approval to close 6th street

Wasco city council members rescind approval to close 6th street

HERNANDEZ SAYS THEIR INITIALAGREEMENT WITH THE HIGHSPEEDRAIL AUTHORITY BACK IN 2016 -PLANNED FOR 6TH STREET TOREMAIN OPEN..

BUT A YEARLATER..

AND HERNANDEZ SAYSTHE AUTHORITY CAME BACK ASKINGCOUNCIL TO CONSIDERAMMENDING THE PLAN TO CLOSE 6THSTREET ...." THEIR JUSTIFICATION AT THETIME WASTHERE WERE SOME TECHNICALCHALLENGES AS WELL AS THEREWOULD BE ACONSIDERABLE COST SAVING..

ITWOULD BE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FORTHEMTO CONSTRUCT A VEHICLE ANDPEDESTRIAN UNDERPASS" HERNANDEZSAYS THEY GAVE THEIR INITIALAPPROVAL TO CLOSE 6THSTREET ..

BUT THEY NEEDED AWRITTEN AGREEMENT TO BEEXECUTED..

AND HERNANDEZ SAYS ITHAS NOW BEEN THREE YEARS ANDNO AGREEMENT HAS BEENPRESENTED..."RECOGNIZING THAT THERE WAS NOAGREEMENT...CITY COUNCIL ADOPTEDA RESOLUTION RECINDING THEIRAPRIL 2017 DECISION TO CONSIDERTHE CONCEPTUAL PLAN WITH 6THSTREETBEING CLOSED.

"THE CITY IS NOW REQUIRING THATTHE AUTHORITY AND THECONTRACTOR RECONSIDER THIS ANDINCORPORATE ITINTO THEIR PLAN ..

OR PRESENT ANAGREEMENT FOR THE CITY TOCONSIDER..HERNANDEZ SAYS MAYOR TILO CORTEZADDRESSED THEBOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE HIGHSPEED RAIL AUTHORITYLAST MONTH..

SAYING THE CHAIRMANOF THE BOARD SAID THEAUTHORITY WOULD BE REACHINGOUT..."WERE GOING ON NEARLY A MONTHANDWEVE HAD NO CONTACT FROM THEM TOADRESS THE ISSUES WE HAVEFORWARED ON TO THEM."HOWEVER - HERNANDEZ SAYS THIS ISNOT A STALEMATE WITHTHE RAIL AUTHORITY..

THEY PLANTO CONTINUE MOVINGFORWARD ..

BUT ARE WAITING TOSEE WHAT THE AUTHORITYCOMES BACK WITH OR IF THEY WILLADDRESS THE ISSUE..YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATIONABOUT THE