County Commission to Vote on Transit Tax
Pinellas County Commissioners will vote on whether or not to place a sales tax for transit improvement on the November 2014 ballot at its Feb. 26 meeting.
Pinellas County Commissioners took the next step Tuesday to ensure there is a public vote on a sales tax increase in November 2014 that would go toward Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority improvements. By voting 6-1 Feb. 12, commissioners cleared the way to decide at their Feb. 26 meeting whether or not to place the proposed sales tax increase on the 2014 ballot. The vote, however, is a mere placeholder until an ordinance is drafted for the PSTA sales tax referendum. "For more than 30 years, we having been talking about transit," said commissioner Janet Long. "We have never gotten as far as we are right now. In my mind, it’s time to move forward. Our citizens deserve better and our kids deserve better." The tax can be up to one percent…
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