Omahans are questioning the $150 million price tag for the project and asking why the city can’t use its share of that money to instead fix more streets, according to a World-Herald review of emails to City Hall.
Omaha Residents Skeptical Of Streetcar Plans, Questioning Project's $150m Price Tag
By Roseann Moring / World-Herald staff writer, Omaha World-Herald
Sat, 03/25/2017 - 10:00pm
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Topics: Nebraska Douglas County Omaha
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