City-County Council Rules and Policy Committee Hears Proposal 145: Referendum for Transit Funding

INDIANAPOLIS – The City-County Council Rules and Public Policy Committee will meet Tuesday, April 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Casa Blanca Banquet Hall (4004 Georgetown Rd.). The Committee will make a recommendation by vote whether Marion County residents will have the opportunity to participate in a ballot measure for transit funding in the County.

If the Rules Committee makes a “do-pass” recommendation this Tuesday, Proposal 145 will be on the agenda for the full City-County Council meeting on Monday, May 9. The full Council meets at 7:00 p.m. at the City-County Building in downtown Indianapolis. A vote yes by the full Council would trigger a referendum on the November 2016 ballot for transit funding.

If a Marion County referendum is authorized by City-County Council and is successful on the November 2016 ballot, the Council would then vote on a 0.25 percent income tax increase to fund the expansion of transit in the city, and IndyGo could begin to implement the Marion County Transit Plan: a connected network of buses and rapid transit lines; increased service frequency; extended operational hours; and implementation of three new rapid transit lines.

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