Central Corridor Funding Resolution Has Wide Support

St. Paul  Mayor Chris Coleman presented a resolution to the Central Corridor Management Committee (4/9/08).
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Central Corridor Management Committee does hereby call on the Governor and the Minnesota Legislature not to adjourn from the 2008 legislative session without an appropriation of at least $70 million for the Central Corridor.

Below is a list of groups that endorse the Coleman resolution passed by the Central Corridor Management Committee. (Voting members at bottom of page.)

Please add your group to the list! 

Elected / Appointed Representatives
Central Corridor Management Committee
Eastern Transportation Alliance
Metropolitan Transitways Development Board
Metro Cities

Community Groups
Alliance for Metropolitan Stability
Alliance for Sustainability
CapitolRiver Council
Conservation Minnesota
Clean Water Action
District Councils Collaborative of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
EcoWatch (University of Minnesota student group)
Fresh Energy
ISAIAH
Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Minnesota Council of Non-profits
Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Minnesota Transportation Alliance
Minnesota Public Transit Association
Minnesota Senior Federation
National MS Society, Minnesota Chapter
Neighborhood Energy Connection
Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota
Saint Paul Smart Trips
Sierra Club
Summit Hill Association/District 16 Planning Council
Summit University District Council
Transit for Livable Communities
Transit Partners
Union Park District Council (District 13)
Wakota Bridge Coalition
West Bank Community Coalition

Businesses and Chambers
Bremer Bank
Ecolab
Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Hastings Chamber
Health East
Midway Chamber
Midwest Mountaineering
Saint Paul Area Chamber
TwinWest Chamber
United Hospital
Woodbury Chamber

Unions
Asbestos 34
AFSCME Council 5
Boiler makers #647
Elevators #9
Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers #34
Iron Workers #512
Laborers District Council of Minnesota and North Dakota
Laborers Union
Minneapolis Central Labor Union Council
Minnesota AFL-CIO
North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
Plumbers #34
Saint Paul Building Trades Council
Saint Paul Regional Labor Federation
SEIU, Minnesota State Council
Sheet Metal Workers #10
UFCW #789

Coleman resolution passed by the CCMC on 4/9/2008 by:

YES
Mayor Chris Coleman
Mayor R.T. Rybak
Hennepin County Commissioner Peter McLaughlin
Ramsey County Commissioner Toni Carter
University of Minnesota, Vice President of University Services,  Kathryn O’Brien
Community Representative Reynaldo Aligada Jr.

Abstained
Metropolitan Council Chair, Peter Bell
MN Dept of Finance Commissioner Tom Hanson
Mn/DOT Acting Commissioner Bob McFarlin