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MRCC needs your help! As part of the Central Corridor Partnership and inconjunction with other metro area Chambers, the MRCC continues to urge elected officials at the Capitol to keep the Central Corridor moving forward and find a funding solution for this project.
We need business leaders to contact House and Senate leadership and the Governor to tell them you want this project funded this session!
Key Message Points:
The Central Corridor needs $70 million from the state to remain on time and on budget. A delay in the state contribution could jeopardize the $450 million federal match and increase costs by $40 million per year due to inflation.
The Central Corridor can aid the economic development of our region by relieving congestion growth, stimulating job creation and enhancing the metro area competitiveness with other regions nationally.
The Central Corridor is critical to the expansion of the metro transit system. Other planned and prioritized transitways rely on the Central Corridor.
The Central Corridor should receive $70 million before ending the 2008 Legislative Session.
Take Action! Please contact Governor, House and Senate majority and minority leaders, copy your local legislators, and voice your support for the Central Corridor. Sending an email or writing a letter only takes a couple minutes of your time. Below are links to important advocacy resources, including a the letter sent by the MRCC to use as a template.
Letter Sent by MRCC to Governor
Office of the Governor:
The Governor of Minnesota 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. |
| Email: tim.pawlenty@state.mn.us |
House Leadership:
Speaker of the House 100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. |
| Email: rep.margaret.kelliher@house.mn |
| Minority Leader Marty Seifert (R - Marshall) 267 State Office Building 100 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 |
| Email: rep.marty.seifert@house.mn |
Senate Leadership:
Senate Majority Leader 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. |
| Email:sen.lawrence.pogemiller@senate.mn |
| Senate Minority Leader David H. Senjem (R - Rochester) 100 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155 |
| Email: sen.david.senjem@senate.mn |
To find your local legislator: click here
Please send the MRCC a copy of your correspondence via fax to 612.370.9195. For more information, contact Travis Bunch, Director of Public Policy at tbunch@minneapolischamber.org.