Correspondence and Resolutions Regarding FTA

January 11, 2008 – Letter from Governor Kaine, Governor O’Malley, and Mayor Fenty to Secretary of Transportation Peters and FTA Adminstrator Simpson urging the expedited review and approval of this project.

January 16, 2008 – Letter from the Virginia Congressional Delegation to FTA Administrator Simpson requesting the FTA continue work and quickly ensure the approval of Rail to Dulles.

January 18, 2008 – Letter from the Virginia State Delegation to FTA Administrator Simpson expressing their bipartisan support for Rail to Dulles

January 22, 2008 – Letter from the Virginia Delegation to FTA Administrator Simpson following up on the previous letter.

January 22, 2008 – Letter from Virginia Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell to Secretary Peters and FTA Administrator Simpson expressing his support for the Rail to Dulles project.

January 24, 2008 – Letter from FTA Administrator Simpson to Governor Kaine listing the challenges the project faces to meeting the FTA criteria.

January 28, 2008 – Letter from FTA Administrator Simpson to Governor Kaine agreeing to the Governor’s request for additional time to consider FTA’s concerns.

January 28, 2008 – Letter from Chairman Connolly to FTA Administrator Simpson reaffirming the Fairfax Board of Supervisors’ support of Rail to Dulles

January 30, 2008 – Letter from Representative Frank Wolf (R – 10th) to Secretary Peters thanking her for pausing the decision making process.

January 31, 2008 – Letter from Michael Knapp, Chairman Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, to Secretary of Transportation Peters and FTA Administrator Simpson.

February 1, 2008 – Letter from John Catoe, General Manager of WMATA, to Jim Bennet, President and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, reaffirming support for Rail to Dulles.

February 1, 2008 – Press release concerning Mr. Catoe’s letter to the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

February 1, 2008 – Letter from Governor Kaine to Secretary of Transportation Peters

February 1, 2008 – Letter from MWAA President and CEO James Bennett to FTA Administrator Simpson address the Administrator’s pervious letter.

February 5, 2008 - Loudoun County Board Resolution of Support of Metrorail to Dulles.

February 12, 2008 - Leesburg Town Council Support of Metrorail to Dulles

February 27, 2008 - DC Council Chairman Gray and Councilmember Evans letter in support of Dulle Rail

February 27, 2008 - Maryland and DC Congressmembers letter of support to Peters.

 

 

 

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