Scott may reconsider high-speed rail

Published Feb. 21, 2011 at 12:00 a.m.
Gov. Rick Scott may be willing to consider a plan to resurrect high-speed rail in Central Florida — if the alternate plan would not require funds from the state, news reports said.U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, who supports the rail program, said the governor seemed to be willing to rethink his decision last week to end the proposed $2 billion-plus project. The two reportedly spoke during the Daytona 500 on Sunday, said this report.In addition, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and a group of public officials began working on resurrecting the project by pushing for a request-for-qualifications (RFQ) package to be released to private...


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