Published: April 30, 2010
Tags: Fettner Development & Construction Co., focus-on-kenosha-racine, James Smith, Jay Hergott, John Dickert, Kenosha, Racine, Racine Taxpayers Association, Sen. John Lehman, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Comments: 5
The battle over the proposed Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter line is as much about the future of development as it is about construction of a railroad.
Published: March 3, 2010
Tags: amendment, bus, Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail, mason, Regional Transit Authority, RTA, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority
Comments: 2
By Sean Ryan Lawmakers are trying to break the barriers facing the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail project by removing the need for Racine and Kenosha counties to approve new taxes. Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, said a regional transit authority amendment released Wednesday is intended to let Wisconsin apply for federal KRM construction money by 2011. The [...]
Published: December 15, 2009
Tags: car rental, commuter rail, Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line, KRM, Larson, Mitchell, Ostby, Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Transit Authority, tax, Wisconsin Car Rental Alliance
Comments: 3
By Sean Ryan Regional planners in southeast Wisconsin can place an $18 tax on car rentals to pay for the Kenosha-Racine-Milwaukee commuter rail line. But authority is not enough to justify a tax that could further damage an already beleaguered industry, according to tax opponents. “Car-rental business is down 30 percent compared to the same [...]