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Supporters tell revenue committee regional ballot initiatives would give Massachusetts municipalities new tools to raise money for transportation
Summary
Advocates from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and Transportation for Massachusetts told the Joint Committee on Revenue that Senate 2009 would allow municipalities or groups of municipalities to place local ballot questions to raise revenue for transportation projects, a tool commonly used in other states.
Georgia Barlow of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council and Pete Wilson of Transportation for Mass told the Joint Committee on Revenue that Senate Bill 2009 would authorize municipalities or groups of municipalities to place regional ballot initiatives (RBIs) on local ballots to raise revenue for transportation projects.
“MAPC has long supported legislation to enable a regional ballot initiatives in Massachusetts,” Georgia Barlow said, describing RBIs as a flexible tool that can be…
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