As many of you may know, Charlotte is building a light-rail line called "Lynx" which is supposed to start running by the end of this year. It has been plagued by cost overruns and poor management by Parsons Consulting, the prime contractor for the line. A local group circulated a petition and succeeded in getting enough signatures to put a measure on the ballot in November's election that would repeal the half-percent sales tax that funds transit improvements (including Lynx) in Charlotte.
Now some key state senators have warned that if the sales tax is repealed, Charlotte should not look to the state to bail them out. One of the local TV stations had a report on this development on Friday. I haven't seen the online video clip (it takes a looong time for me to download that sort of thing over a dialup connection), but the broadcast version which I recorded has scenes of local bigwigs being given a ride on a Lynx train.
http://www.wbtv.com/news/topstories/8252047.html
Now some key state senators have warned that if the sales tax is repealed, Charlotte should not look to the state to bail them out. One of the local TV stations had a report on this development on Friday. I haven't seen the online video clip (it takes a looong time for me to download that sort of thing over a dialup connection), but the broadcast version which I recorded has scenes of local bigwigs being given a ride on a Lynx train.
http://www.wbtv.com/news/topstories/8252047.html