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Citizens Independent Transportation Trust briefs Hialeah on half‑cent transit funds, SmartPlan priorities
Summary
The Citizens Independent Transportation Trust (CITT) updated Hialeah officials on how the county’s half‑cent sales surtax has been spent, the SmartPlan corridors, and how Hialeah has used its municipal share for local transit services and micromobility.
Javier Bettencourt, executive director of the Citizens Independent Transportation Trust, told the Hialeah City Council that the county’s half‑cent sales surtax has generated nearly $5 billion since it began and currently brings in about $400 million a year, and that about 20% of the surtax proceeds are distributed to municipalities for local transportation projects.
“That little half penny does add up,” Bettencourt said, summarizing the referendum history and CITT’s role as an oversight board that audits spending and monitors implementation of the People’s Transportation Plan (PTP).
The presentation explained how the CITT and county split the surtax revenue (roughly two‑thirds to…
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