Tampa Bay Times: Pinellas moves forward with putting transit tax on ballot
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Tampa Bay Times: Pinellas moves forward with putting transit tax on ballot
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Pinellas County commissioners on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved putting a question on the Nov. 4, 2014, ballot that would ask residents whether they would pay a higher sales tax to support a major overhaul of the transportation system.
Five of the seven commissioners voted to approve putting the referendum on the ballot, marking the beginning of a nearly two-year countdown before the issue comes before voters. Commissioner Norm Roche was the only member of the board to vote against the measure.
The vote followed about three hours of debate during which 26 people spoke in favor of putting it on the ballot, and 14 were opposed.
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