After two decades of trying, Montclair’s dream of connecting to an LA Metro light-rail line is apparently over.

At a meeting Wednesday, Sept. 3, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Board of Directors voted 15-11 to defund the agency’s portion of the planned extension of the A Line ( previously known as the Gold Line ) from Pomona to Montclair, citing concerns about increasing costs and limited input into decisions related to the project.

“This decision was not made hastily,” the agency said in a news release after the board’s vote. “It comes after nearly a decade of deliberation about the ever-escalating timelines and costs associated with the extension, coupled with the board’s frustration over the absence of local control in decision-making.”

The $37 million

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