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Citizens Independent Transportation Trust reviews half‑penny surtax spending, Homestead ridership and South Corridor timeline
Summary
Javier Bettencourt, executive director of the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust, and municipal program manager Mariana Price updated the council on the county half‑penny surtax (People’s Transportation Plan), city allocations, Homestead ridership increases, and the planned South Corridor BRT timeline.
Javier Bettencourt, executive director of the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust (CITT), and Mariana Price, municipal program manager for the CITT, presented a county surtax update to the Homestead City Council on Oct. 16.
Lede facts: Bettencourt summarized the People’s Transportation Plan (PTP), a half‑percentage sales surtax adopted by Miami‑Dade voters in 2002. He said the program has generated nearly $5 billion over two decades and that 20% of surtax collections are distributed to municipalities on a pro‑rata basis; Homestead has collected several…
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