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Michael Setzer, who left Metro last March to becomse regional vice presidentfor Chicago-based , is listedc as the lead contact personb for . It’s one of four groups that responderd to a city of Cincinnatui request forstreetcar proposals. “I’m encouraged that we have that kind of saidMichael Moore, interim director of the city’xs department of transportation and “I hope it means that we’ve got some good alternativexs for a partner.
” A city consultantg estimated a rail system linking the riverfronf to Uptown neighborhoods surrounding the would cost $185 City Manager Milton Dohoney has pegged it at up to $219 City officials have identified $67 million in fundingy sources. Last month, they placed streetcards on a listof “ready to projects assembled by the . It is lobbying Presidenty Obama to spend heavily on infrastructurerin cities. Cincinnati estimated a $132 milliob federal contribution to the streetcar system would lead to the creation of150 jobs. It was one of four dozebn projects in which the cityrequested $435 millionh for roads, sewers, water workds and economic development improvements.
It predicted the 48 pro­jects woul d create 4,012 jobs. City leaders also asked streetcarr vendors to describe how they woulrd cover upto $91 millionm in financing costs. Four submitted Setzer’s company; ; of St. Joseph, Mo.; and of Pa. Among Veolia’s partners are , , , , and with . Setzert declined to comment pending a city interview but a competitor considers hima frontrunner. “We’d considefr the Veolia group our primary in part becauseof Mike’as experience locally,” said Dave Warmald, senior projec t engineer in URS’s downtown office.