- Posted January 19, 2012
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Troy council reverses stand, OKs transit center
TROY (AP) -- The Troy City Council has reversed course and approved a scaled-back transportation center in the Detroit suburb.
The council's decision follows its 4-3 rejection Dec. 19 of a transit center with $8.5 million in federal funding.
Councilman Wade Fleming voted no in December but voted yes for the revised $6.3 million plan Tuesday night.
Supporters say the center is a key to improving mass transportation in the region. Planning began a decade ago.
Mayor Janice Daniels says she and some council members made election pledges to block the transit center, which opponents say wastes tax dollars.
U.S. Rep. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, says the center will provide access to new high speed Amtrak passenger service and transfer points to SMART bus services, taxis and other transit options.
Published: Thu, Jan 19, 2012
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