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Resident urges Bellaire to review 39-year Metro agreement that sends half of local sales tax to transit authority
Summary
A resident told Bellaire City Council the city should re-examine a long-standing agreement with Metro that directs half of available local sales tax to the transit authority, saying the payment amounts to millions annually and limits the city's budget choices.
A Bellaire resident urged the City Council at the May 19 meeting to start a public review of the city's long-standing sales-tax arrangement with Metro, saying the current agreement diverts half of Bellaire's available local sales tax to the transit authority and costs the city millions annually.
Dan Collins, a longtime Bellaire resident, told council he and other voters…
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