After 30 years, frustrations continue over Charlotte transit projects
"We've been talking about this Silver Line and an authority for 30 years, and the council has 30 minutes on the agenda to discuss it and then 30 days to vote."
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Charlotte leaders held a special meeting Tuesday afternoon about the proposed one-cent sales tax to pay for transit and road projects and gave an update on purchasing the tracks needed for the Red Line commuter train to Lake Norman.
Charlotte City Council's transportation committee discussed draft legislation language enabling a countywide 1% sales tax to fund these projects and create a regional transit authority to oversee the spending. The meeting comes a day after Matthews leaders rejected the sales tax proposal, voicing frustration over long-discussed plans to extend light rail service to the town were changed to a rapid bus transit line along U.S. 74.
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