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Thanks for your email.

There are two points that I wanted to respond to:

1)  TTC 'backroom deals':  there are no backroom deals here.  The TTC has a job to do, and it serves no one's interests to accuse them of inappropriate behaviour.  The TTC is not alone in working on the matter as it involves a number of city departments and agencies.  There is no evidence to suggest that any of these departments or person have acted in anything but a professional manner.

2) The $25 million cited in a few reports will be spent one way or another.  It is not a new $25 million to do a right of way.  The track work needs to be done one way or another and the basic cost of that is $25 million.  The incremental cost of a possible right of way may be more, but that incremental costs as yet has not been assessed.

There is clearly a debate worthy of public attention here.  However, the basis of the debate needs to be good information and a basic respect for the various stakeholders involved.

Joe Mihevc

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