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SamTrans seeks Belmont input on proposed Connect Bay Area sales tax (SB 63)
Summary
SamTrans presented the Connect Bay Area proposal (SB 63), a citizen-initiated half-cent regional sales tax the agency says would raise nearly $1 billion regionwide and about $50 million annually for San Mateo County; SamTrans asked Belmont to help shape a local investment plan and to amplify a short public survey.
SamTrans officials on Tuesday asked the Belmont City Council to weigh in on a proposed regional sales-tax measure—known as Connect Bay Area and tied to SB 63—that would raise revenue for transit agencies across the Bay Area if it qualifies for the November ballot.
Mikaela Wright Petrick, government and community affairs officer with the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans), told the council the measure is pursuing placement on the ballot through a citizen initiative and would require 50% plus one of total votes in five Bay Area counties to pass. She said the measure would ask voters for a half-cent sales tax for 14 years…
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