Posts Tagged ‘All Aboard Florida Financing’
Brightline Gets The Green Light On Funding
The High-Speed Passenger Rail To Sell $600 Million in Bonds For First Phase
Read MoreOpponents: AAF Likely to Default on Loans
CARE FL and Treasure Coast Counties wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation advising that All Aboard Florida would default on a loan if granted one by the federal government.
Read MoreTrain Seeks New Loan With Taxpayer Dollars
The private company preparing to offer new passenger rail service in Florida appears to hedging its bets on whether to use private activity bonds to finance the project.
Read MoreCounty’s Efforts to Fight AAF Bonds Pay Off
County efforts to fight All Aboard Florida’s use of taxpayer subsidized bonds pay off Martin County Press Release May 10, 2017 Over two years ago, Martin and Indian River Counties…
Read MoreFDFC silent after lawmakers question All Aboard Florida bonding process
By Peter Schorsch April 13, 2017 Saint Peters Blog Two Republican lawmakers are still waiting for a response from the Florida Development Finance Corporation about its approval of a $600…
Read MoreGuest column: Questions abound on All Aboard Florida rail project
By Susan Mehiel February 3, 2017 TC Palm News from the northeast: The Federal Railroad Administration is pushing to expand Amtrak’s express train service with a $120 billion plan to…
Read MoreOur view: Analysis lacking on AAF project? Clearly
TC Palm Editorial Board January 20, 2017 TC Palm Treasure Coast residents opposed to the All Aboard Florida/Brightline passenger rail project have had a nagging suspicion from the beginning. They…
Read MoreBrightline opponents call financing plan shift a “scheme” to avoid lawsuit
By Jennifer Sorentrue December 22, 2016 Palm Beach Post Two Treasure Coast counties who filed a federal lawsuit challenging All Aboard Florida’s push to sell tax-exempt bonds to pay for…
Read MoreLetter: All Aboard Florida has dubious future ahead
By Nicholas Schaus of Vero Beach December 22, 2016 TC Palm (Letter to the Editor) All Aboard Florida’s first passenger train, Brightline, went through Vero Beach at 1 a.m. Dec. 14. There were…
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