Kings County supervisors on Tuesday will consider asking a Tulare County group not to plan for a possible high-speed rail station near Hanford.

Last week, the Tulare County Association of Governments, a transportation agency, voted to move forward with Visalia to apply for an $800,000 high-speed rail planning grant. The station would be located near Hanford within Kings County boundaries.

The move has raised eyebrows among Kings County officials who have adopted a position against the entire high-speed rail project.

Supervisors will also get an update on the latest developments on the increasingly controversial $98.5-billion project. Greg Gatzka, county community development agency director, will discuss last week’s California High-Speed Rail Authority board meeting in Merced and House of Representatives hearing on high-speed rail in Washington, D.C.

At the Washington hearing, Gatzka gave testimony on Kings County’s dealings with the high-speed rail project.

In other business, supervisors will:

• Consider expanding the Kings County Enterprise Zone to include commercial property west of Armona and north of Hanford-Armona Road. Inclusion in the zone brings tax credits and incentives for businesses and raises property values.

• Consider supporting the creation of a San Joaquin Valley Economic Development District. The multi-county agency would rank public projects in terms of their benefit to the regional economy.

Supervisors meet at 9 a.m. in board chambers at the Kings County Government Center.

The reporter can be reached at 583-2432 or snidever@HanfordSentinel.com.