Public Hearing Set For New Transportation and Transit Sales Tax
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 9:14AM
Via a March 15 Hennepin County e-newsletter:
Votes Tuesday approved a public hearing to gather feedback on transportation and transit tax, approved an agreement that will help secure resources for the homeless, renewed funding that helps teen parents, approved agreements relating to road reconstruction in Medina and appointed candidates to citizen advisory boards.
The board approved a public hearing to gather public comment on the imposition of a new sales tax of up to one-half cent and the potential uses of that revenue for transportation and transit projects.
This tax would replace the current sales tax of one-quarter cent imposed by Hennepin County for the Counties Transit Improvement Board (CTIB).
The public hearing will be held before the Public Works Committee on Tuesday, March 21, at 1:30 p.m. in the Board Room (A-2400) of the Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis.
All are welcome.
Prior to the hearing, Hennepin County Public Works staff will hold two open houses to share information about the new tax and its potential uses. Staff will answer questions and take written comments.
Both open houses will be held at county libraries on Monday, March 20, 5 – 7 p.m., with a short presentation at 6 p.m.
- Hennepin County Minneapolis Central Library, Doty Board Room, 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
- Hennepin County Ridgedale Library, Meeting Room 172, 12601 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka
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