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Thursday. "CP believes we have met our commitment to the STB."
• But Matt Konenkamp, a policy adviser in the governor's office, said the figures are misleading.
• Konenkamp said DM&E was already planning to spend $172 million on track and bridge upgrades, and the $300 million was supposed to be above and beyond the amount. Canadian Pacific also seems to be counting separate upgrades around Rochester, Minn., and improvements required by the Iowa Department of Transportation in that state, he said.
• "Because the brief is redacted, it's hard to know just exactly whether this money was spent and where it was spent," Konenkamp said.
• Greenberg said Canadian Pacific's response to the federal board addresses each of the concerns raised by the state's petition.
• Canadian Pacific in 2007 bought 2,500 miles of track and equipment from South Dakota-based DM&E and its subsidiaries for $1.5 billion.
• In December, Canadian Pacific announced that it was looking into the possibility of selling 660 miles of track in South Dakota, Minnesota, Wyoming and Nebraska. The announcement came a day after the company said it was mothballing plans to extend its DM&E network into the Powder River Basin to ship Wyoming coal to power plants in other states because of weakening demand for coal.
• The railroad did not directly link the two decisions.
• Daugaard said that before DM&E was sold, the line provided shipping service to critical transportation hubs including Minneapolis, Chicago and Kansas City.
• Konenkamp said one portion of the track that needs work is the Pierre to Rapid City portion, on which trains can't travel above 10 mph.
• "Very little work, as near as we can tell, has been done on that section of the line," he said. "It causes problems for logistics and costs, and things along those lines."
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A Rapid City church getting ready to host a rodeo has yet to hear from the city if it will be allowed.
• The Rapid City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/193tgJA ) that Dove Christian Center's event is set for Sept. 7, but the Rapid City Council remains undecided on whether to allow it.
• Legal and Finance Committee members declined to take a position on the matter this week, even though the City Council sent the request back to them on Aug. 19 for further consideration.

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