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Mayor criticizes commissioners who reversed stance on transit sales tax; debate continues over rail, bus rapid transit and funding mix
Summary
A public debate flared over Senate Bill 145 (Mecklenburg transit sales tax). Mayor John Higdon publicly rebuked three commissioners who withdrew earlier opposition and said the bill, as currently proposed, would not deliver rail service to Matthews; advocates urged changing the county funding mix (from 40/20/40) to fund both roads and rail.
A contentious exchange over the proposed Mecklenburg County transit sales tax (Senate Bill 145) marked the March 10 meeting as Mayor John Higdon publicly rebuked commissioners who said they reversed earlier opposition to the measure.
Higdon said the board’s earlier resolution opposing the county sales‑tax plan reflected the town’s best interests and that three commissioners later told media they no longer opposed the bill or that they would remain neutral on a countywide referendum. The mayor criticized those changes, saying the version of the bill circulating — and the public messaging he had reviewed — did not…
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