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Thursday, April 26, 2012

LTE: Reader Questions Logic of Rail to Loudoun, Ashburn Patch, April 26, 2012

Infrastructure costs, unknown commitments and uncertain expectations are the the focus of his concerns.

As expected, proponents of the Dulles Rail project are relying on the most optimistic projections to support the need to add rail to our transit options, while opponents point to the enormous cost and the selective burden faced by Dulles Toll Road commuters to cover the financing. Beyond the political theater, it would be fair to say that there is enough uncertainty to apply the highest level of scrutiny to the proceedings.
Having examined some of the documents on the Loudoun County website, most notably the Dulles Rail traffic and revenue projections, and the updated Fiscal Impact Analysis, I must echo the findings by Terry Maynard of Reston Citizens Association Board of Directors/RCA Reston 2020 Committee, who in a recent letter to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors and Gov. Bob McDonnell, states that “The key point is that Metrorail to Loudoun will bring major infrastructure investment and financing costs with it that will outweigh—probably by far—the economic benefits that may accrue to the county over the next several decades.” . . .
Please click here for the rest of this letter by Robert M. Jones, North Fork, Blue Ridge District, Loudoun County.  He discusses a number of other issues that affect the costs and impact of extending rail to Loudoun County. 

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