Kansas City streetcar plan on track with bids
July 17, 2013
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Kansas City officials have chosen a contractor to build a proposed streetcar project while awaiting a state appeals court ruling over the legality of taxes to pay for it.
City officials on Tuesday chose a joint venture between St. Joseph-based Herzog Contracting Corp. and California-based rail contractor Stacy and Witbeck Inc. to be general manager/contractor for the streetcar line in downtown Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/15MHNJx) the city council still must approve the choice.
Also on Tuesday, lawyers argued before a Missouri Court of Appeals panel over whether new downtown taxes to help pay for the $100 million streetcar project are constitutional. Two downtown property owners want to challenge the taxes in court, while the city contends it’s too late to file the challenge.
City officials on Tuesday chose a joint venture between St. Joseph-based Herzog Contracting Corp. and California-based rail contractor Stacy and Witbeck Inc. to be general manager/contractor for the streetcar line in downtown Kansas City. The Kansas City Star reports (http://bit.ly/15MHNJx) the city council still must approve the choice.
Also on Tuesday, lawyers argued before a Missouri Court of Appeals panel over whether new downtown taxes to help pay for the $100 million streetcar project are constitutional. Two downtown property owners want to challenge the taxes in court, while the city contends it’s too late to file the challenge.
