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DART warns city withdrawals would halt service inside withdrawing cities; financial obligations and FTA interests create complexity
Summary
DART briefed council members that four cities have approved withdrawal elections; if voters withdraw services would cease in those cities on certification but sales tax continues until obligations are met, and DART may need to repay FTA interest tied to assets.
DART board leadership told city council that four cities have voted to place measures on May ballots permitting withdrawal from DART and that the consequences are both operational and financial.
"If voters do choose to withdraw from DART all services within those cities... will all cease upon the certification of those elections and the sales tax will be continued to be collected" until financial obligations are met, Chair Bryant said, describing statutory steps…
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