SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
He's getting too carried away. Concentrate on getting then line built, and offer all assistance other than financial, VIA doesn't expect direct local financial assistance. But when it comes to supplying anything beyond a basic for needs station, then *that* becomes the purview of the local municipality. THEY can build the "heritage station" and provide the budget to run it.
As it will stand, they will get a "cookie cutter station", and be thankful for it. Perhaps some of the developers who will cash in from Smith-Falls being back in the game can contribute?
Honestly, a station like what Moose Rail is proposing for Ottawa is good enough for Perth: