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Fresno
City Hall was the scene on Wednesday, Aug
21, 2002 for the August meeting of The California
High-Speed Rail Authority. Chair Rod
Diridon, Board Members Fran Florez (Shafter)
and Joseph Petrillo along with Executive
Director Mehdi Morshed and the HSR staff
heard and viewed presentations from Fresno
County Board of Supervisors Chair Bob Waterson,
Elizabeth O'Donoghue, Director of
Public Affairs for Amtrak, Bruce Rudd, General
Manager of Fresno Area Express (FAX) Fred
Burkhardt, director of Economic Development
for Fresno, Tom Bailey VP of Public Relations
for FARRC and Clark Thompson, Transportation
Planner for Fresno COG All presentations
centered around the importance for the entire
Central Valley and for California High-Speed
Rail of the completion of Fresno rail consolidation
as outlined on this website and the construction
of a downtown intermodal depot serving
Amtrak, HSR, Greyhound, and FAX.
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