Supervisors are scheduled to vote next Tuesday on whether to oppose California's high-speed rail project as currently proposed.
According to the Bakersfield Californian, two competing resolutions -- either of which would be the county's first official position on the $98 billion project -- were released Thursday as part of the board's agenda packet. One of the resolutions would explicitly oppose construction of the project. The other would withhold the county's support until more information about its cost and environmental impacts comes forward.
Of course, the board could also vote to support the rail project.
Meanwhile, the board overseeing California's plan to build the $98 billion high-speed rail system has chosen an appointee of Californian State Gov. Jerry Brown to take over as its chairman. The Democratic governor appointed Dan Richard to the California High-Speed Rail Authority board to help turn around a project that has come under intense criticism for its cost, ridership and route plans.
The bullet train is planned to connect San Francisco and Anaheim by 2030. Construction on an initial segment is scheduled to begin in the Central Valley later this year.
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