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Home My WebLink About30075 / 79-22ripril i9, 1979 # 2 2 R� Sp71.17'ION PU�<Pfs�E: P�:TFST ?<<S?C:R'�'"1.�1 C)^ FU'1ZL P1SSEtiGEk2 SE�cTICE INIiIATr.�� BY: CG�iJDiCIL _`�':�91iEF2 �iN �U'ICF�R4 S�t'�2F'�S, restoration of rail passenger sen�ice from Chicago and Milwaukee to GreFx� Eay an3 Miuuiea�lis via Oshkosh and other Fox Valley cities weuld contr�bizte sub�tantially to tiie econo,-nic health and well-being of Osbkosh and t: > res*_ of: th� Pox Va;lley; ancl ti��IERFAS, rail p�ssenger s�svice to Green Bay and P4inneapolis via the F��x Valley wil.l be of increasiig ir.n�ortance with futt;re population groH�th and pre- dict,°3 energy shortages; a 3 F7�2F�e'�S, the Wisconsin Departnient of Trans�rtation has procluced a repc�rt list:�ng the Mi.l�,aaukee�reen Bay-Fox Valley route a.-id the Green Bay-Appleton- Fau Clair�4Grin Cities route as pri.orities one and two for any At�PP'�tF�K expansion in Wisconsin; and W[T£Etr;AS, the National Associa�ion of Pailsajcl Passenyers (NARP) and its Tti'i.sconsin afiiLiate have for;nalate� a plan for restoration of such service under tlie lOC� ft-�cicrally fun<led AI�.i'RFLK s}�st�, folloc.�i*�g closely tt�e yuidelines of the WiSCOnSin DC7i' .r.�nort. NOW, `CEIF��2FF'ORE, BE IT R�SOLUID b}� the CoRn�n Council of tl:e City of Oshkosh that it. gces oit record as urging the L'nited States Ik��r!�m�>.r,t of Transportation to ir�rlude the a£oreinentione3 routes in tlieir rec�zm?�r,da�.ions to Congress, and urg��, A^1`IRAY, '��c� support the :I�RP plan for Oshlcos'i. BE 7T FUT?1'ri� RL:SOLUL� that th� Co:*.[non Council L�rges all elect�i officials of the area ana of rhe Stat� of Wisconsu� .o ma:� a11 �ssible efforts tn ��.i_:.��L: i-i�, 1CSi!)3"r��."�Ci[: Cii LL1S SE.i�i10E. 2T1Q illYC.ii�'C llYn?S t'I]`1t 'C11E Ya7.lY'Oc.�.C�.S th_zt t�.ave � i.nes L-i�;-�ugti tYi� City or Cshk�sh yive their full cmneration in `_!:l-`; ?';ri�t3`T.i?": . 13r� IT FJF�IIIER RF,S(�LUED tl�at this resol.ution be sent to the City'� reprE aer,t�ztiv.�s in Co,igress and the State Legislature, t]Ze State and Federal I�part- ments of T.can..st.:�rtut.ion, E�R4IC, t}�e Go�;snor, ar.d a11 other aifert�l ayencies and muni.cipaliri�s. __.__ - 22 - Aprii 19, 1979 \) # 22 RESOIIJTION ti':�` iC�IED .: ' ` If,�T LT�ID OJII2_ ��TSTHDRAWN ) ,..:: \' PU_^.='C:�°: F21�?C7�T ��;,^��'i�a^ZC�V Oc 12t1:L Fc,SS�GF.'^. S�II� INITIA'1'ED BY: COL7NCII, i�i�.c`�2 DON ItUTQIERA Wr�zr�S, restoration of rail passenger service from C7xicago an� A1ilwaukee to Greeri Bay and Niinneapolis via Osh�osh and othzr Fox Valley cities wma].d contribute sui�stantially to tl�e econaaic health and well-being of Oshkosfi and the rest of the Fox Valley; and jv�1S, rail passenger service to Green Bay and Minneapolis via the Fox Valley �ai.11 be of increasing inrFx�rtance with future popiilation gra.rth and pre-- dictecl energy shortares; and y�fIIIZEAS, the Wisc:onsin Departxnent of Transportation has procluced a re�rt listir.g the t9ilwaukee-GreP� Bay-Fox Valley route and the Green Bay-Appleton- Eau Claire--fiwri.n Cities route as priorities one and twe� for any Ai°ii'�IC expansion in Wisconsin; and FffiEP�EAS, the National Association of Railsoad Passengers (DIl�E2P) and its 47isconsin affiliate have for,milated a plan for restoration oi such service under the 100 � Pederally fund� ADSI`RAI: systcm, follaoing closely the guidelines of the Wisco�in DOrP report. N0;4, TEIE�tEE'ORE, SE YT RESOL,Ur� by the Co:m�n Council of the City of Oshkosh that it g�s on record as urging the U*iited States D�partm�nt of Transportation to in-,lu;le the aforESnention�l routes in tt�eir reca.r.rQx�datians to Congress, and urges AMTRAK to support the DIARP plan for Oshkos�i. ss TT r�r:� :�cz r.E::oLUr�7 that che cr�tmlon cn�.�ncil urges a1i elected officials of the area a.^.d of the State of 6�]iscons.in to m�^]:e all possible efforts to eff�t the res+-.s�ration of this service and iw-ther urges that the railroads that have .lines through the City of Oshkosh c�ive their ful.l cooperation in this end�zvor. BE IT FUFLI'f1F.R RESOLUED that this resolution be sent to the City's re?re- sentatives in Congress and the Sta`�.e Legislattlie, the State and Federal De7art- ments of Transportation, �K, the Governor, and all other affected agencies and municipalities. 26 April 1979 We are enclosing a copy of a°esolution adop:ed by the Common Council of the City of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, at their regu'_ar meeting held April 19, 1979, concern-ng the Resto— ration of Rail Passenger Service in this area. Sincerely, CITY OF OSHKOSH Converse C. Mar�s City Clerk CCi4 enc, Hon Gary R. Goyke, 6�i5 Wis. Ave. Oshkosh Hon Richard A. Flintrop 1119 Cherry St. Oshkosh Hon Gordon R. Bradley 2644 Elo Rd Oshkosh State Dept, of Transp Hills Farms State Office Bldg. P.O.Box 7957 Madison, 53707 State Dept. of Transp Dist 3 944 Scenic Way Green Bay 5�+304 Federal Dept. of Transportation Washington, D. C. Hon. Gov. Lee S. Drefus, State Capitol, Madison, Wis. 53700 AMTRAK National Railroad Passenger Corp 955 L'Enfrant Plaza North S W Washington D C 20024 Hon, William Proxmire Senate Office Bldg. Washington, D. C. Hon. Gaylord Nelson, United State Senate Senate Office Bldg. Wash.DC City of Green Bay City Clerk CliPPord A. Centen G B,Wis 54300 City of Appleton, City Clerk Eldon Broehm, City Hall Appleton 5�+911 City of Fond du Lac, City Clerk Thomas Lehman City Hall F du La54935_ City of Ideenah, J. J. Kraus City Clerk, City Hall Neenah 5�+956 City of Menasha City Clerk City Hall Menasha 5�+952 City of West Bend City Clerk City Hall West Bend,Wis. 53095 � y,pVp BCNTpEN. TEX.� CMpiRMAN WILLIAM PRO%M�RE� W19. /�9MHAM PIBICOFF. f.ONN. EOWARO M. KEHNEGY� MA88. OEORGE MC 60VERH� 6. O/�K. PAVL 8. 5/�MBr�NE9� MO. J/�fDlK. J.�VITS. N.Y. WILLIAM V. ROTX. lP.. OEL. JAMES A MC CWRE� ID�VIO pOfiER W.JEP6EN.IOWA JOHN M./�LBERTIHE. FXECIRIVE DIRECTOft �ortgre�� of t�je �niteb �tate� JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE (CRFATEO NR611hN( M SEC. !l�) W PY1YC LAW MI. ]RX CON6RE88� WASHINGTON. D.C. 20510 May l0, 1979 Mr. Converse C. Marks City Clerk P. 0. Box 1130 Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 Dear Mr. Marks: AICMARD BDWHp, MO.. NCECX/.IxMAN NENRY 6. REVS6� W13. WIW/�M 8. MOORXGO� //�. LH8 X. XAMILTON� IHD. OILL18 W. IAXG. IA. PRRflEN J. MITCXELL. MO. CL�RENCE l. BROWN� OXIO MRRGRRET M.XECKLEF� MASS. +oxrv x. a sseior, uur. CXALMERB P. WYYE� OXIO Many thanks for sending me a copy of the resolution adopted by the Oshkosh Common Couneil in support of the restoration of rail passenger service in your area. Unfortunately, the chances of expanded Amtrak service in the Fox River Valley are minimal unless the Wisconsin State Constitution is amended to permit the state to contribute to the operating costs of expanded service as do all other states which have received such service. Warmest regards. WP:ptm Na�ional Railmad Passenger Corporation. 400 North Capitol SVeet N W., Washingmn, D.C. 20001 Telephone (202) 393-3000 May 11, 1979 Amtrak�� Mr. Converse C. Marks City Clerk City Hall 215 Church Avenue P. 0. Box 1130 Oshkosh, Wisconsin 54901 Dear Mr. Marks: Thank you for your letter and the copy of the Resolution urging the restoration of rail passenger service via Oshkosh adopted by the Common Council on April 19. Amtrak's flexibility in the area of adding service on new routes is somewhat limited by the proposals of the Secretary of Transportation now under consideration by the Congress. In those proposals, the use of the present Milwaukee Road route between Milwaukee and the Twin Cities is contemplated, and no funds were recommended for pre- paration of the alternate route. We are aware of Congressional and local interest in the alternate route, and our planning staff has been asked to make a preliminary study o£ the operating and marketing characteristics of the line via Oshkosh. Due to pressure of work surrounding the restructuring proposals made by the Department of Transportation, it will be June before this study is completed. I appreciate your interest in Amtrak. Sincerely, V�./�vJ � Ci�j�� Allan F. Director State and AFE/DS/dlw Edelston Local Services CITY OF APPLETON � �� f»laPn �_ �cnel�m APPLETON, WISCONSIN 54913 TELEPxoN� �� (414) 733-7329 (fiit� (f�lerl� P.o. aox ias� May 4, 1979 Mr. Converse C. Marks, City Clerk Post Office Box 1130 pshkosh, Wisconsin 54902 Dear Mr. Marks: At the regular meeting of the Common Council held May 2, 1979, your communication transmitting the Resolution adopted by the Common Council of tl�e City of Oshkosh, relative to the Restora- tion o£ Rail Passenger Service, was presented. This communication was referred to the Commerce and Industrial Development Committee for their study and recommendation. Alder- man Rayburn C. Kaufman, 3r, is tl�e Chairman o£ this Committee. Very truly yours, City Clerk E J B 7 k f N N � 4-, 0 � O �ri !� � F� O 1� ti fn v � :-1 ' U] N � �� ¢ 7 c�, • v � a zs o a�'i ¢ � C a�i E c.roi O m � � +� N � a � � o o � ,� �n •� +� a� � o a z� � _ __. _.. ��.:_ . - - . ? i; � �-„ _ � ti � `� x rn v � � � ' �U T+ � � s-� � � � U