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DART outlines service changes, Silver Line timing and new 'TIRS' economic tool in Richardson briefing
Summary
Dallas Area Rapid Transit officials updated Richardson leaders on legislative outcomes, governance talks, a new sales-tax economic development tool and community meetings about potential service changes tied to budget pressures and a proposed 5% sales-tax reallocation.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit board chair Gary Slagle and DART Chief Executive Officer Nadine Lee briefed the Richardson City Council on regional funding, governance proposals and service planning, and described a new interlocal approach for using sales-tax growth as a local economic development tool.
In a presentation to the council, Gary Slagle said recent Texas legislative proposals that would have redirected 25% of DART sales tax to cities did not pass but remain a concern for the agency. "Taking away a quarter of that sales tax would have been devastating for the region, for our employees, and for DART," Slagle said, describing the legislative pressure and the board's work to respond.
Slagle and Lee also described the agency's work on a new TERS (sales-tax) interlocal agreement the board approved and that DART staff are negotiating with member cities. Slagle said DART intends the TERS tool to help…
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