the contractor is brookfield equipment company. this project budget is $2.50 million and the contract value is $1.90 million. being 100 years old, this car required extensive not only mechanical and electrical, but would work and metal work throughout. the contractor has done an incredible job of restoring this car back to better than its original condition and completing required upgrades to meet regulatory compliance. the contract duration is april 2009 to april 2012. we received this car last december. it has been on the road and is undergoing intensive commissioning and testing. we anticipate this car to be put in service in august of 2011. this project is also fully funded from a number of federal, state, and local grants. i wish we had a better picture of car number one before it went to brookfield. as you can see, the restoration has been highly successful. that concludes my presentation. if you have any questions? chairperson nolan: questions and comments? congratulations. that was great. did we have the dedication of genev

the contractor is brookfield equipment company. this project budget is $2.50 million and the contract value is $1.90 million. being 100 years old, this car required extensive not only required extensive not only mechanical and electrical, but

she went swimming with two friends on friday in the reservoir in brookfield, maryland.was pulled under the water. they were searching for his body yesterday but there were unsuccessful. >>> we are hearing from family members of a football recruiter who was murdered friday night. ralph thomas of temple hills was shot and killed outside mckinley tech high school in north west d.c.. he was the manager of a d.c. football team. the suspect is a 25-year old and he tried out for the team but was not chosen. he was arrested at the scene of the shooting and is being held without bond. >>> the time is 6:34 and we are learning that alcohol may be to blame for a weekend crash that left three people dead >> the victims were in a car struck by a suspected drunk driver in oxon hill. that driver could be facing charges. courtney robinson has the latest. >> alcohol and speed is what prince george's county officers believe caused the crash that now has three dead. just after 3:00 sunday morning what is left of this gray car was hit from behind. investigators say the force through the car

this hour is dedicated to brookfield branch. at the podium is amy. she works at one of the local branches here in oakland. she told us this morning that it's important that the community come out and be art of the -- be part of the read- in. now, closing 14 libraries in oakland would only leave four oakland libraries remaining. oakland police arrested 16 people at a demonstration on friday. the group which organized that protest bay of rage, offered an alternative to closing libraries. that's cutting police. save oakland libraries another coalition of concerned city residents organized today's read-in and to write the oakland police association. the coalition wants police officers to make a fair share contribution to the retirement in order to save money and lie prairies. >> oakland has a huge ill literacy -- ill literacy -- illliteracy and that will continue to increase if there are no books. >> reporter: this which 1 chihuahua, books, that's amy's dog. that dog was found at one of the libraries. the protest began at 6 -- began at 6:00, it ends at 8

host: brookfield, mass. is next. independent line, you are on the air.ler: i have two points to make. my first point is that i have a problem with pundits would also drives the media outlets as far as the commander-in-chief. my second point is that pakistan is a serious problem. they are a nuclear nation. they also have a serious problem keeping the terrorists -- from keeping the nuclear stash they have from the terrace. we need to have troops on the ground in afghanistan. we need to have that. that is what is going to ultimately squash the pakistan government right now. people do not realize that. that is all i have to say. host: from the washington times this morning. host: he attributed the departure of his staff because he is politicians. host: atlanta, are republican line. caller: i feel that obama would not have got one single trip home before the 2012 election, but when he killed osama bin laden to get a boost in his sagging poll numbers, that change public opinion so much that he had to bring some troops home. the reason why obama does not want t

i wish we had a better picture of car number one before it went to brookfield. as you can see, the restoration has been highly successful. that concludes my presentation. if you have any questions? chairperson nolan: questions and comments? congratulations. that was great. did we have the dedication of geneva yard yet? executive director ford: i will have to check with our board secretary. >> i can determine the location of that. >> currently, the committee is working on the date and the signage for the building. when all of those can be put together, we will make an announcement. >> we have been in touch with director beach's family to make sure they are in town. they are a traveling crowd. chairperson nolan: do we have a date? >> it is not likely in june. we think they will all be in town in july and august. we will get back to you. chairperson nolan: thank you so much. >> no member of the public has identified a desire to address you on this item. seeing no one move forward at this time, item 16 is a discussion and vote. chairperson nolan: any rther scussion?