[Durham INC] transit resolution

[Tom Miller]

Thanks, Pat.

 

 

 

From: inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org [mailto:inc-list-bounces at rtpnet.org] On
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Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 7:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [Durham INC] transit resolution

 

I added (in brackets) at the end a possible amendment on planning.  I was
trying to be positive

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From: pats1717 at hotmail.com
To: inc-list at rtpnet.org
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2011 06:54:22 -0400
Subject: [Durham INC] transit resolution

The 3 resolutions "on the table" were in the minutes I just sent out.

 

I would like to introduce this transit resolution tonight:

 

WHEREAS, a transit system that will maintain our quality of life with the
projected growth in Durham County’s population, direct that growth in
smarter ways, give people more choices, provide good jobs and economic
opportunities, and realize social justice,  and

 

WHEREAS, this election season, Durham County is the first jurisdiction in
the state to hold a referendum to adopt a ½ cent sales tax to be used
exclusively to transit, since such referenda were authorized by the NC
legislature in 2009, and

 

WHEREAS, the referendum was preceded by development of a detailed “financial
plan” for how revenues will be spent to encourage mobility; this plan calls
for 3 phases – bus expansion, then commuter rail to Wake County, and finally
light rail to Orange County, and

 

WHEREAS, Durham County is especially critical for the regional transit plan
related to the financial plan: it sits midway between Orange and Wake
Counties, and commuters come and go from many directions into and through
the county. 

 

Therefore, be it resolved that the InterNeighborhood Council of Durham
supports the passage of the Transportation Tax Referendum.

 

[Furthermore, INC and its member neighborhoods looks forward to being part
of the process of planning the evolution of the areas around the transit
stops.] 

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