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STARTS RIGHT NOW.
BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW AT
6:00.
THE GREEN LINE EXPANSION.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF
TAXPAYER MONEY.
DAVID ROBICHAUD IS LIVE IN
BOSTON WITH THE BREAKING
DETAILS.
THIS CAME DOWN ABOUT 20
MINUTES AGO.
THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE THIS
BUT WITH SOME PRETTY BIG
STIPULATIONS.
THE BIGGEST BEING THEY NEED THE
FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION
TO TAKE A LOOK AND GIVE THE
GREEN LIGHT IN ORDER FOR IT TO
MOVE FORWARD.
THERE'LL BE SEVERAL MORE VOTES.
IT'S GOOD NEWS FOR ALL THE
PEOPLE WHO TESTIFIED FOR THE
PLAN.
A PACKED HOUSE, EMOTIONAL
PEOPLE.
AND MANY HOLDING SIGNS, A LOT
AFTER STAKE.
SOUNDS LIKE A GAME.
AS A NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
FAN, THERE'S A SINGLE MESSAGE.
DO YOU JOB AND FREE THE GREEN
LINE EXTENSION.
Reporter: STANDING ROOM
ONLY.
FOR 90 MINUTES THE PUBLIC
SOUNDED OFF.
IT'S NOT DRAMATIC TO SAY
PEOPLE HAVE DIED WAITING FOR
THIS TO PASS.
AND WAITING FOR THIS TRAIN
ROUTE.
THE GREEN LINE EXTENSION
PLAN WAS A BILLION DOLLARS OVER
BUDGET.
AND NOW THE $2.3 BILLION
VERSION IS DOABLE.
SOME STATIONS WILL HAVE TO
ELIMINATE ESCALATORS AND
ELEVATORS, AND THE WALKING AND
BIKING PATHS WILL HAVE TO BE
SHORTENED.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
ELIZABETH FROM MEDFORD GAVE A
VOCABULARY LESSON.
I HAD OCCASION TO LOOK UP
THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD
BUTKUS.
NOTHING, NADA, ZERO, ZILCH.
HAVE TO CHECK WITH THE FEDS
FIRST AND SECRETARY *** WAS
HERE AND SHE'S APPROVING OF
THIS AS WELL.
BUT SHE SAID DON'T TAKE YOUR
EYE ON THE PRIZE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE
CORE SERVICES THAT YOU OFFER ON
A DAILY BASIS.