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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
CITY OF LEAVENWORTH
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES
Due April 2, 2010 by 3:00pm
For full description:
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Media Contacts:
Rob Eaton
(509) 548-5275 Ext 125
mayor@cityofleavenworth.com
leavenworth businesses and philanthropists leverage government funding
to close gap on icicle station
Plan to provide economical,
environmentally friendly Amtrak passenger rail service receives official
green light
7 November, 2008
The City of Leavenworth announced today that the
“Icicle Station” project is a go. City leaders, working with HNTB,
Amtrak, and BNSF, have developed a unique station design and obtained
site plan approval from BNSF Railway officials last week. Leavenworth is
now poised to welcome visitors from communities between Seattle, Chicago
and beyond aboard the Empire Builder, Amtrak’s most heavily
patronized long distance train.
Leavenworth Mayor Rob Eaton initiated the project 5 years ago
and has spearheaded it since. "I'm thrilled that we were able to find a
formula for success. This is an incredible opportunity for the city and
for Washington State tourism,” said Eaton.
The City will now launch a capital campaign to raise $150,000
to combine with the $850,000 already committed by various partners. The
project gained support through appropriations sponsored by State
Senators Linda Evans Parlette and Mary Margaret Haugen, along with U.S.
Senator Patty Murray. “This project will provide a direct positive
impact to Leavenworth and Chelan County, attracting visitors from the
Puget Sound and across the Empire Builder line. The City of
Leavenworth has built a great base of support for this project, and I am
proud to provide assistance from the federal level,” said Murray. The
Port of Chelan and Chelan County also committed funds to the
project. Harriett Bullitt is among local supporters of the capital
campaign. "The need for a Leavenworth train stop to serve the Upper
Valley is more urgent than ever since it was discontinued years ago,
considering the price of gasoline and challenges with crossing the pass
during the winter. The eight-mile Cascade tunnel is such a restful ride
under the snowy mountain highway. Congratulations to our city civic
leaders for the years of relentless work to finally make possible this
safe, sustainable, and pleasant means of travel," said Bullitt.
HNTB,
Inc. of Bellevue was selected as the design firm for the Icicle Station.
Groundbreaking will commence in the spring of 2009 with daily train
service projected to begin in the fall.
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