Sam, it has been over six months since the NMURAC requested a "true life cycle costing" for the tram. You and your staff promised these costs many months ago.

The costs would have been valuable to the Council's "deliberations" yesterday. The numbers still will be important for the future deliberations of the NMURAC, PDC Commission, and your council concerning the 5 year NM budget still under consideration; plus the longer term budget for NM.

The projected $250M+ life cycle cost (it keeps going up as the hard costs go up) is important in trying to manage the NM budget which is totally under/not funded in many of it's identified projects.

I think your bureau has a responsibility to get this cost out. It should have been provided many months ago.