Background:
History: Resolution 17-HCRRA-0042 (adopted September 26, 2017) set the Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (HCRRA) maximum levy for 2018 at $36,000,000 and a proposed budget of $109,036,156.
The 2018 HCRRA budget supports the following priority projects:
- Southwest Light Rail Transit (approximately $58.1 million)
- Bottineau Light Rail Transit (approximately $29.5 million)
- Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit (approximately $4.1 million)
- Midtown Greenway Corridor (approximately $1.1 million)
- Debt service (approximately $8.3 million)
The 2018 HCRRA budget also includes $8,046,740 for maintenance of the 55 miles of corridor and staff support for transitways and oversight of HCRRA's infrastructure assets and operational needs.