mlive.com, 10/19/18:
Ann Arbor train station project costs adding up, frustrations aired
ANN ARBOR, MI - Ann Arbor has been planning for a new Amtrak train station for more than a decade now, and the costs are adding up as the city continues to try to clear federal hurdles.
In the coming months, the city expects to reach the $3 million mark in terms of the amount spent on train station studies and plans, about half of which is local money and half federal grant funds.
As the City Council voted 7-3 to approve another $110,000 for the project this week to do additional work requested by the Federal Railroad Administration, council members aired their frustrations about the long, drawn-out and costly planning process.
"Clearly we are all frustrated by the process the FRA has put us through," said Council Member Chuck Warpehoski, D-5th Ward, who voted to approve the additional spending.
"This is the kind of thing that makes people -- even those of us in government -- hate government."