'If voters don't take action, there will be a significant cut to funding after next year.'
Advocates for Ballot Issue 7A gather outside of a Denver light rail station on September 6 to ask for voter support.},{ "name":"Editor Picks", "component":"17242653", "insertPoint":"4", "requiredCountToDisplay":"1", "watchElement":".
On Friday, September 6, advocates launched the campaign for Ballot Issue 7A, a measure to allow RTD to keep the tax revenue it collects by making the transit agency indefinitely exempt from the limitations of theIf the ballot measure fails in November, RTD will have to refund around seven to ten percent of its $600-million-plus in tax revenue, reducing the agency's operating budget, says Danny Katz, executive director of the Colorado Public Interest Research Group, a group behind the...
In 1995, Coloradans voted to exempt RTD from TABOR restrictions through 2005. Then, in 1999, voters again approved an exemption until the bond debt issued to finance the construction of certain light rail lines was paid. That debt will be paid off in November of this year, ending the exemption.and spurred accusations of mismanagement, which could lead to concerns about a measure allowing the agency to keep tax revenue without having to ask for voter approval again.
"Currently, there are routes that don't run more frequently than every hour. I want and need RTD to expand service, not cut it," Oliver said, adding that she frequently encounters issues with bus ramps and other accessibility features that she wants RTD to be able to afford to fix."Bus routes and infrastructure are critical to my ability to move through our city."
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