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• <br /> Representatives from the eight cities along the proposed route — St. Augustine, Davtona Beach, Titusville <br />, <br /> Cocoa/Port Canaveral, Melbourne, Vero Beach, Stuart and Fort Pierce, along with representatives from Amtrak, the <br /> Florida East Coast Railroad and the Florida Department of Transportation — met April 6 in Cocoa to discuss funding <br /> for the initiative . FDOT has $ 15 million appropriated for the project, which will cost approximately $ 62 million. <br /> The state legislature does not have the additional money budgeted this session and seems more focused on high- <br /> speed rail service rather than the proposed East Coast route . Since this project will bring passenger rail service to <br /> more than 200 miles of the East Coast at a cost far less than building either a highway or high-speed rail to serve that <br /> much territory, we do not want to see this unique opportunity lost. To prevent this, we are proposing that the cities <br /> and counties unite to lobby for adequate state funding for a project that will link your County and the <br /> rest of <br /> Florida ' s East Coast with the national passenger rail network. <br /> We would like to invite you to join us in this effort by selecting a member of your County Commission and your <br /> County Manager to represent your county. Our next meeting will be at noon Friday, May 25th, in the Cocoa Civic <br /> Center, 430 Delannoy Avenue, in downtown Cocoa Village. Please call City of Cocoa staff member Lynn Pickett at <br /> 321 -639-7591 or email 1pickettO)cocoafl . ore with the names of your representatives so they can be included in all <br /> our future activities . <br /> Enclosed is a FACT SHEET on the proposed Amtrak Service and a copy of the Press Release announcing the <br /> agreement between Amtrak and FEC. Working together, we can make this long awaited service a reality in Indian <br /> River County. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> i7Q" � <br /> Judy Parrish MAY 1 4 /) Pro <br /> Mayor <br /> CLERK TO THE BOARD <br /> Cc : James Chandler, County Administrator <br /> BY CONSENSUS the Board selected Commissioner Macht to represent the County <br /> at the meeting to be held May 25 , 2001 in the Cocoa Civic Center, 430 Delannoy Avenue , <br /> Cocoa Village , and authorized out- of- county travel for same . <br /> MAY 159 2001 <br /> - 83 - <br />