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Huntersville commissioners approve MOU to join Mecklenburg Public Transportation Authority; one commissioner objects
Summary
The board voted 3-1 to approve a memorandum of understanding creating the Mecklenburg Public Transportation Authority and setting appointment rules for a 27-member authority; at least one commissioner said the structure underrepresents Huntersville and riders.
The Huntersville Town Board on Aug. 19 approved a memorandum of understanding that sets procedures for creating and appointing members to a proposed Mecklenburg Public Transportation Authority, voting 3-1.
Town staff and presenters said the MOU is one step in a multi-stage process tied to the state's PAVE Act and a planned county referendum on a proposed sales tax for transit; the MOU itself does not create or enact the sales tax. Staff described the MOU as establishing the authority to move a Mecklenburg Public Transportation Authority (MPTA) forward and explained that the authority would have 27 members.
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