[PRCo] Fw: Transit News 11 7 2007

[Jim Holland]

"James Robinson"  wrote in message news:...
 > One interesting vote was held in Charlotte, NC, where the voters
 > overwhelmingly rejected a proposal to cancel the tax used to support 
public
 > transit. It was essentially a referendum on the light rail line:
 >
 > http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/stories/2007/11/05/daily27.html
 > http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/763484.html
 > http://www.charlotte.com/elections/story/351524.html
 >
 > The vote was 70 to 30, an overwhelming margin. This means the tax will
 > continue, in spite of the cost overruns on the light rail line. It also
 > means the voters support the continued expansion of the system.
 >
 > Interstingly, to get the measure on the ballot, opponents of the tax 
had to
 > collect 48,000 signatures. There were only 37,000 votes supporting the
 > abolition of the tax when the votes were finally counted.
 >
 > The Republican mayor, who supported the transit tax and the light rail
 > system, was reelected to his ninth consecutive term with a 60 percent
 > majority.
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