transit
Newly filed bill could allow sales tax increase for transit via fall referendum
Feb. 24. A bill introduced Monday morning by Republican Senators Bill Rabon, David Craven and Vickie Sawyer, would allow Mecklenburg commissioners to place a referendum on the ballot asking voters to raise sales taxes by 1 percentage point, to 8.25 percent. The managers of Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, and the towns of Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Mint […]
Charlotte, 5 towns draft legislation for sale tax increase that would fund transit
Aug. 12. Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, and all but one of the towns within Mecklenburg County are moving toward draft legislation for a countywide referendum on a 1 percent local sales tax that would fund transit projects like the Red Line. The draft legislation would also establish a regional transit authority. Matthews is […]
