At today’s Hillsborough Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors meeting, local leaders discussed next steps after a transportation sales tax failed at the ballot box last night. Had the 1% sales tax passed, the money would’ve been used to improve roads and public transportation across Hillsborough County, which has one of the worst transit systems in the country—largely because it is underfunded. The tax has been a matter of contention since 2018, when voters approved it.
At today’s Hillsborough Area Rapid Transit Board of Directors meeting, local leaders discussed next steps after a transportation sales tax failed at the ballot box last night. Had the 1% sales tax passed, the money would’ve been used to improve roads and public transportation across Hillsborough County, which has one of the worst transit systems in the country—largely because it is underfunded. The tax has been a matter of contention since 2018, when voters approved it.