U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, on Wednesday sent a letter to the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority's Board of Directors opposing the proposed closure of the Amtrak Station in Antioch.
U.S. Rep. John Garamendi, D-Fairfield, on Wednesday sent a letter to the San Joaquin Joint Powers Authority's Board of Directors opposing the proposed closure of the Amtrak Station in Antioch . Garamendi sent the letter at the request of constituents Antioch Mayor Lamar Hernandez-Thorpe and concerned residents of Antioch and Contra Costa County.
' Garamendi said he was 'deeply unsatisfied' with the explanations offered by the Joint Powers Authority on its rationale for closing the station. 'Moreover, I am awaiting a specific plan for how the Joint Powers Authority will facilitate public transit for the Contra Costa County residents affected by this closure,' he said.
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