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VTA seeks Los Altos input on draft local investment plan amid push for Homestead and Foothill projects
Summary
VTA staff briefed the Los Altos City Council on a proposed five-county, half-cent sales-tax measure (SB 63) and invited city feedback on a draft local investment plan that would funnel an estimated $264 million annually to Santa Clara County; council members highlighted the Homestead Corridor and Foothill safety improvements as priorities.
Valley Transportation Authority staff on March 24 asked the Los Altos City Council and residents for input on a draft local investment plan tied to a proposed five-county regional transportation sales-tax measure authorized by SB 63.
"We're really just looking for input," Sam Sargent, VTA director of strategy and transformation, said during the presentation. He described the measure as a citizens' initiative: a half-cent sales tax with a 14-year term that would require a simple majority (50% plus one) for passage and is estimated to bring about $264 million a year to Santa Clara County if approved.
The proposed funding framework would…
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