Tampa Bay voters again reject tax for transportation improvements

Hillsborough County’s proposed 1% levy would have generated $340 million for public transit and measures that would improve traffic safety and ease congestion.

All for Transportation leaders Tyler Hudson and Christina Barker. (File photo)
All for Transportation leaders Tyler Hudson and Christina Barker. (File photo)
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A referendum that would have raised Hillsborough County’s sales tax from 7.5% to 8.5% to fund transportation projects has once again come up short.

 

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