Livermore doesn’t need

BART that badly anyway

Re: “Stop BART power grab to usurp city land-use authority” (Editorial, Aug. 24):

For over four decades I have dreamed of BART to Livermore. With AB 2923 signed Sept. 30, those dreams are dashed. A BART station in Livermore, with local land use and zoning governed by BART instead of our locally elected leaders, could play havoc with schools, parks and all that make Livermore such a wonderful place to live.

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Robert Allen

BART Director District 5 1974-88

Livermore

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