Standard-Examiner: Ogden Council to Hear Streetcar Input Tonight

Here's a quick heads up concerning tonight's Ogden City Council work session, where a discussion of the Streetcar Project is on the agenda. In this connection, the Standard-Examiner carries a Mitch Shaw story this morning, from which we'll incorporate the lede:

OGDEN -- The great Ogden streetcar debate is set to heat up again. The Ogden City Council will hold a special fact-finding work session tonight to discuss the viability of a streetcar project in the city.
The meeting will be held in the council chambers at the Ogden Municipal Building, 2549 Washington Blvd., immediately following the city's regular council meeting, which begins at 6 p.m.

Here's the full SE story:

• Ogden council to hear streetcar input tonight

For the highly detail-oriented among us, we provide a separate announcement from the Ogden City Council staff, and tonight's work session packet:

• Fact Finding Work Session Scheduled To Discuss Ogden Streetcar Project
• 01/10 City Council Work Session Packet

We'll leave the lights on of course in the lower comments section, for anyone who'd like to lodge their remarks or reports before, during or after tonight's meeting.

Update 1/10/12 6:25 p.m.: Dan S. is now live blogging from the City Council Chambers (wethinks).

Update 1/11/12 7:30 a.m.: The Standard carries the post council work session story:

OGDEN -- The likelihood of securing federal funding remains one of the biggest issues in bringing a streetcar system to Ogden.At a special work session held after Tuesday night's Ogden City Council meeting, an independent consultant hired by the city said while the federal funding landscape is unpredictable, the Ogden project would stack up well against other projects around the nation competing for the same funding.

Read the full story here:

• Adviser: Plan local funding, but federal money likely for Ogden streetcar