From the article in the Elk Grove Citizen. I think the Grantline area is a better location for it. More room as well.
http://www.egcitizen.com/articles/20...a325848854.txt
Hume, other local leaders discuss trip to D.C.
By Bryan M. Gold - Citizen Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 4:05 PM PDT
Elk Grove Vice Mayor Pat Hume said after returning from Washington, D.C., that he believes the city should reapply for a grant that could fund a local station that can be used for trains and buses.
The city last year applied for a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to help plan for a station.
City officials plan to place the station near Elk Grove’s Special Waste Collection Center close to Highway 99 and Grant Line Road. Funding still needs to be secured, and there is no estimated time when the station could be built.
Elk Grove was one of more than 270 applicants, and the city received recommendations for funding through the first two rounds of reviews. But while the application reached the desk of the U.S. Department of Transportation secretary for his signature to provide Elk Grove with funding, the federal official opted to fund about 70 other applicants.
“They are very competitive,” Hume said of the grants.
Hume said the city considered waiting until next year to apply, but federal transportation officials reminded him the grant program isn’t permanent.
That federal agency has about $500 million in TIGER grants for transportation projects. The application deadline is June 5.
Hume and more than 320 elected and business leaders from the Sacramento region last month participated in the 45th Annual Capitol-to-Capitol trip coordinated by the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce.
This annual trip is the largest of its kind in the nation’s capital.
Council Member Steve Ly said people he served with on the economic development team pushed for bringing jobs to the Sacramento region from other parts of California and other states.
“It’s not Elk Grove taking business away from another city,” he said. “It’s about our region bringing businesses to the region.”
He added, “Economic development is not just a dilemma Elk Grove is going through. It’s the entire state.”
Council Member Darren Suen, who served on the flood and water resources team, called the trip “a busy and fantastic experience for me.”
Suen, who was appointed to the Council in December, said a benefit for him was being able to network with other electeds and staff from local cities and counties that he doesn’t get to see on a regular basis.
“The fostering and strengthening of relations enables more trusting dialogue over issues on regional boards,” he said.
U.S. Rep. Dr. Ami Bera (D-Elk Grove) agreed.
“‘Cap-to-Cap’ is always a critical time for me to connect with Sacramento area leaders,” he said. “We discussed important issues such as education and workforce training, transportation, Sacramento’s water issues, and much more.”