The Bellows Falls Intermodal Transportation Center plans inch forward. An appraisal has been approved by the Selectboard overseeing the project. $1.4 million in federal transportation money has been earmarked for this project that would turn the historic Green Mountain Railroad Station into a "transportation hub" providing rail, bus, taxi, bicycle, and carpool services for the area. The question still remains, however, who will own this property? In order for the $1.4 million to be utilized the town of Rockingham most own or sign a long term lease with the intention of turning the building into a transportation center. The other possible option is non-profit ownership with the same intentions. The projected cost to run the center is $35,000/year - a number Windham Regional Commission planner Susan McMahon says could be covered by renting retail space to Amtrak and Vermont Transit Commissions. She also adds that the town must move forward on this project. [Source: The Reformer]
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