MI: Washtenaw Co. Could Set Transit Plan with Wayne Co., Detroit in Motion

    Feb. 14, 2018
    Washtenaw County officials appear ready to let all of Oakland County, as well as Macomb County, opt out of a regional transit system if efforts to reach agreement on a four-county plan fall through.

    Source Detroit Free Press

    L. Brooks Patterson might get his wish, and then some.

    Washtenaw County officials appear ready to let all of Oakland County, as well as Macomb County, opt out of a regional transit system if efforts to reach agreement on a four-county plan fall through.

    Washtenaw County's board of commissioners, during a special meeting Thursday, is to consider a measure that would likely authorize county staff to begin talks with officials in Wayne County, the City of Detroit and possibly other entities and conduct research on potential transit options. Officials in Wayne County and the City of Detroit said they are also ready to move forward if necessary.

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