Sustain Charlotte calls for Silver Line train to Matthews (WCNC)
Sustain Charlotte, a community nonprofit advocating for what they call smart land use and transportation choices, says they support a plan for a one-cent sales tax despite the plan’s “political compromise.”
Last week, governments from five of six towns in Mecklenburg County — Cornelius, Davidson, Huntersville, Mint Hill and Pineville — joined the city Charlotte and Mecklenburg County in announcing the plan. Pending approval by state lawmakers, the plan calls for a ballot measure asking Mecklenburg County taxpayers for an increased one-cent sales tax to fund future transit constructions.
“This legislation is not everything we wanted,” Sustain Charlotte said in a released statement on Thursday. “It allocates more to road projects and less to transit than is needed.”